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THE JUBILEE YEAR 



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1917 




ORIENTAL CONSISTORY 

S.-.P.. R.-.S.-. 

SEMI-ANNUAL REUNION 



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MAY -7 1917 



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Spring ifteunion 

Nineteen Hundred and Seventeen 
"THE JUBILEE YEAR" 



In commemoration of the Union of all of the 
Ancient Accepted Scottish Rite Freemasons, 
of the Northern Masonic Jurisdiction of the 
United States of America, into One Supreme 
Council, on the 17th day of May, 1867, in the 
Council Chamber of Freemasons Hall, in the 
Citv of Boston, Massachusetts. 



Held by 

ORIENTAL CONSISTORY S.\P.\R.\S.\ 

and the 

Co-ordinate Bodies 

of the 

ANCIENT ACCEPTED SCOTTISH RITE 

in the 

Valley of Chicago 

on 

April 16, 17, 18, 19 and 20, 1917 

at the 

PRECEPTORY OF THE CONSISTORY, 

919 to 935 North Dearborn Street, 

Corner of Walton Place, 

Chicago, Illinois 



"May the blessing of our Father in 
Heaven rest upon you" 



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Cable of Contents 

Copyright Notices 4, 90 

Condensed Program of Degrees; Fourth to Thirty- 
Second 5 

Official Notices of Presiding Officers and Secretary 

6,7,8 

Supreme Council Minutes 9, 10, 11, 12 

Address to the Class; William H. Bied.\33° T. P. M. 

13,14,15,16 

Van Rensselaer Lodge of Perfection; William H. 

Bied.\33° T. P. M 17 

Chicago Council, Princes of Jerusalem; Joseph A. 

Painter.'. 33° S. P 31 

Gourgas Chapter of Rose Croix; H-R-D-M-Benjamin 

S. Wilson.'. 33° M. W. M 39 

Oriental Consistory S.\P.\R.\S.\; George W. Mc- 

Fatrich.\33° C-I-C 43 

Fraternal Courtesy Committee 82, 83, 84, 85, 86 

Sovereign Grand Inspectors-General. .33° (Oriental 

Consistory) 87, 88 

Past Presiding Officers of Scottish Rite Bodies. 123, 124 

Medical Assistance Committee 125 

! Classification of Scottish Rite Degrees 13, 14, 91 

Visitation Committees 126, 127 



POEMS 

Inasmuch 22 

Opportunity 30 

The Way to Galilee 37 

Lux Benigna 42 

Be a Man 46 

A Perfect Life 53 

Each In His Own Tongue 58 

Seeking The Triune God 62 

Who Can Tell 71 

Even This Shall Pass Away 80 

The Masonic Hero 122 

In Memoriam — Edgar Alexander Russell. .32° 128 

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Program Music Tho'ts 

Entered Apprentice. .1° 92 

Fellowcraft.\2° . , 93 

Master Mason. .3° 94 

Secret Master/. 4° 18 95 

Perfect Master/. 5° 19 96 

Intimate Secretary/. 6° 20 97 

Provost and Judge/. 7° 21 98 

Intendant of the Building/. 8° 23 99 

Elect of Nine/. 9° i 

Elect of Fifteen/.10° i|iegrees 24 ' 25 10 ° 



Sublime Knight Elect/. 11° 

Grand Master Architect/. 12° 26 101 

Master of the Ninth Arch/. 13° 27 102 

Grand Elect Perfect and Sublime 

Mason/. 14° 28 29 103 

Knight of the East, or Sword/. 15°. . .32,33 36 104 

Prince of Jerusalem/. 16° 34, 35 36 105 

Knight of the East and West/. 17° 40 38 106 

Knight of the Eagle and Pelican/. 18° . . 41 38 107 

Grand Pontiff/. 19° 44, 45 46 108 

Master ad Vitam/.20° 48, 49 109 

Patriarch Noachite/.21° 54, 55 110 

Prince of Libanus/.22° 47 111 

Chief of the Tabernacle/.23° 50, 51 52 112 

Prince of the Tabernacle/. 24° 56, 57 113 

Knight of the Brazen Serpent/. 25° 60 61 114 

Prince of Mercy/. 26° 63 61 115 

Knight Commander, Temple/.27° .66, 67, 68 69 116 

Prince Adept, or Knight of the Sun/. 28° 70 69 117 

Knight of St. Andrew/. 29° 64, 65 65 118 

Grand Elect Knight Kadosh/.30° .... 74, 75 75 119 

Inspector Inquisitor Commander/. 31° 72, 73 73 120 

Sublime Prince, Royal Secret/. 32° . 76 to 79 79 121 



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Designed, Composed and Copyrighted 1917 
By Edgar A. Russell, Chicago, Illinois 



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M.-.B. BARTON SMITH, 33° 

SOVEREIGN GRAND COMMANDER OF T 
SUPREME COUNCIL, N. M.J. U.S.A. 




3fu6ilee Reunion program 

April 16, 17, 18, 19 and 20, 1917 

Monday, April 16th. 

VAN RENSSELAER LODGE OF PERFECTION 
III. William H. Bied.'.33° Thrice Potent Master. 

9 :00 A. M Secret Master— 4° 

10 :00 A. M Perfect Master — 5° 

10 :45 A. M Intimate Secretary— 6° 

11 :30 A. M Provost and Judge— 7° 

1 :30 P. M Intendant of the Building — 8° 

2:15 P. M Elu Degrees — 9°, 10° and 11° 

4 :15 P. M Grand Master Architect — 12° 

4:45 P. M Master of the Ninth Arch— 13° 

7 :30 P. M Grand Elect Mason— 14° 



Tuesday, April 17th. 

CHICAGO COUNCIL, PRINCES OF JERUSALEM 
///. Joseph Atkinson Painter 33° Sovereign Prince 

10 :00 A. M Knight of the East, or Sword— 15° 

2:00 P. M Prince of Jerusalem— 16° 

GOURGAS CHAPTER OF ROSE CROIX, H-R-D-M 
III. Benjamin S. \Vilson.'.33° Most Wise Master. 

5 :00 P. M Knight of the East and West— 17° 

7 :30 P. M Knight of the Eagle and Pelican— 18° 



Wednesday, April 18th. 

ORIENTAL CONSISTORY S.\P.\R.\S.\ 
III. George Wilbur McFalrich.' .33° Commander-in-Chief. 

9 :30 A. M Grand Pontiff— 19° 

11 :30 A. M Prince of Libamis— 22° 

1 :30 P. M Master ad Yitam— 20° 

3 :45 P. M Chief of the Tabernacle— 23° 

7:30 P. M Patriarch Xoachile— 21° 



Thursday, April 19th. 

9 :30 A. M Prince of the Tabernacle— 24° 

11 :45 A. M Knight of the Brazen Serpent— 25° 

2 :00 P. M Prince of Mercy— 26° 

4 :30 P. M Knight of St. Andrew— 29° 

7 :30 P. M Knight Commander of the Temple— 27° 



Friday, April 20th. 

9 :00 A. M Prince Adept, Knight of the Sun— 28° 

11 :30 A. M Grand Ins-Inquisitor Commander — 31° 

2 :00 P. M Grand Elect Knight Kadosh— 30° 

6 :30 P. M Sublime Prince of the Royal Secret — 32° 



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TO ALL 
SUBLIME PRINCES OF THE ROYAL SECRET— 32° 

We extend to you a courteous and fraternal greeting 
and invite you to be present and participate with us 
in the ceremonies attending the celebration of 

"THE JUBILEE YEAR" 

and the Annual Reunion of the Instituting of the Bodies 
of the 

Ancient Accepted Scottish Rite 

in the 

Valley of Chicago, 

on 

April 16, 17, 18, 19 and 20, 1917 
(Morning, Afternoon and Evening Sessions) 

The ceremonies will be held in the preceptory of 
the Oriental Consistory, North Dearborn Street and 
Walton Place. 

During these days the several degrees, grades and 
orders of the Consistory, as given in this program, 
will be conferred on a large class of candidates. 

Cordially inviting your presence and with brotherly 
and fraternal regards, we are, 

Courteously, 

William H. Bied.\33°, T. P. M., 

Van Rensselaer Lodge of Perfection. 
Joseph A. Painter. '.33°, Sov. Prince, 

Chicago Council, Princes of Jerusalem. 
Benjamin S. Wilson.'. 33°, M. W. M., 
Gourgas Chapter, Rose Croix. 
George W. McFatrich.\33°, 

Com.-in-Chief, Oriental Consistory. 
Attest: 

Chester S. Gurney.\33°, Secretary. 



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ILL.-.AMOS PETT!B0NE,33 C 

GRAND MINISTER OF STATE. 
SUPREME COUNCIL N.MJ.U.S4. 




ILLDELMAR D.DARRAH.33 

ACTIVE INSPECTOR-GENERAL 

SUPREME COUNCIL N.M.J.U.S.A. 



ACTIVE MEMBERS OF 

SUPREME COUNCIL/* 

FOR ILLINOIS 





!LULER0YA.G0DDARD,33° 

GRAND TREASURER-GENERAL H.E. * | 
SUPREME COUNCIL N.M.J.U.S.A. 



ILL-SYLVESTER aSPRIN6,33° 

DEPUTY FOR THE 5TATE OF ILUNOIS 
SUPREME COUNCIL N.M.J.U.SA. 



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T. T. G. O. T. G. A. O. T. U. 

ALLEGIANCE 

The several Bodies of the Ancient Accepted Scottish Rite in 
the Valley of Chicago, 111., acknowledge the authority and yield 
allegiance to the Supreme Council 33°, for the Northern Masonic 
Jurisdiction of the United States of America, whose Grand Orient 
is at Boston, Mass., and in authority: 
Illustrious Barton Smith.'.33°, Most Puissant Sovereign Grand 

Commander, Toledo, Ohio. 
Illustrious Amos Pettibone.\33°, Grand Minister of State, 27-33 

North Desplaines St., Chicago, 111. 
Illustrious James H. Codding. '.33°, Grand Secretary-General, 29 

Broadway, New York, N. Y. 
Illustrious Sylvester Omar Spring. '.33°, Deputy for Illinois, 805 

Westminster Building, Chicago. 

Active members of Supreme Council for the North- 
ern Masonic Jurisdiction residing in Illinois are — 
Amos Pettibone.'.33°, Chicago; Sylvester Omar Spring 
.\33°, Peoria; Leroy A. Goddard.\33°, Chicago; Delmar 
Duane Darrah.'.33°, Bloomington. 

Virtus Junxit Mors Non Separabit 

"Long as I live this ring I'll wear, 

Symbol of an alliance dear to every Brother's heart; 
And bless the sacred tie that binds in virtue's chain: 

For virtue joins what death can never part." 

The Bodies Sitting in the Valley of Chicago Are 

Van Rensselaer Lodge of Perfection — 

William H. Bied.'.33°, Thrice Potent Master. 
Chicago Council Princes of Jerusalem — 

Joseph A. Painter. '.33°, Sovereign Prince. 
Gourgas Chapter Rose Croix — 

Benjamin S. Wilson.'.33°, Most Wise Master. 
Oriental Consistory S.'.P.\R.'.S.\ — 

Geo. W. McFatrich.\33°, Commander-in-Chief. 

Visitors 

The Supreme Council prohibits the admission of any visitor 
into its Bodies, unless said visitor has a diploma or letter of 
credence from the Supreme Council, 33°, of the Northern Masonic 
Jurisdiction, or from Supreme Councils of the Ancient Accepted 
Scottish Rite, recognized by and in relations of amity with 
the Supreme Council of the Northern Masonic Jurisdiction, 
U. S. A. 

Unaffiliated brethren cannot be admitted in any grade, except 
by special invitation of the presiding officer of that Body. 

Diplomas and Passports 

The price of above is, for the Diploma on bristol board, $1. 

The Passport, on bond paper, without charge, together with a 
suitable pocket tuck for same. Photograph must be placed on 
passport, under seal, before delivery. 

These can only be obtained from Supreme Council by appli- 
cation to the Secretary of this Consistory. 

Sou.'. Grand Inspector-General 

This, the Thirty-third and last Masonic Degree, is only con- 
ferred by the Supreme Council and is executive in its charac- 
ter, and only conferred as an honorary or official degree on 
those who have gained renown or who have by long and ardu- 
ous services in the Masonic vineyard attained distinction. 



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SECRETARY'S BULLETIN 



Oriental Consistory was chartered May 20, 1857. 

The only qualification necessary for the Degrees in Oriental 
Consistory is to be an affiliated Master Mason and a resident 
of this jurisdiction. A. F. & A. M. affiliation need not be in 
this jurisdiction. 

Van Rensselaer Lodge of Perfection, to which all petitions 
for this Consistory and Co-ordinate Bodies must be presented, 
meets first and third Thursdays. 

Each applicant for the Degrees must present his petition to 
the Secretary not later than the date given in the notice in 
order that ample time may be had for the completion of the 
record. The Applicant's NAME MUST BE SIGNED IN FULL 
(initials can not be accepted). 

Fees 

Fees for conferring the Degrees: 

Lodge of Perfection, 4th to 14th degree $ 40.00 

Council Princes of Jerusalem 15th and 16th degrees.. 30.00 

Chapter of Rose Croix, 17th and 18th degrees 30.00 

Consistory, S.'.P.\R.\S.'., 19th to 32nd degree 50.00 

Total $150.00 

The charge for Affiliation is $ 25.00 

Annual Dues 

The annual dues to the Consistory and Co-ordinate Bodies arc 
Five Dollars. 

Any member in arrears for more than two years' dues may 
be suspended from membership by a vote of the body, pro- 
vided he shall have been notified of the proposed action, if 
it be possible to serve him with notice. A copy of this section, 
with the statement of arrearages, delivered to the brother in 
person, or mailed to the last address given by him to the Secre- 
tary, shall be sufficient notice. ***** 

Provided, that the annual dues of the members belonging to 
the Co-ordinate Bodies located outside of Cook County shall 
be Three Dollars. 



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Special Notice I 



The receipt for Dues to December 31, 1916, is in card form, 
which must be presented to gain admission to reunions or other 
meetings of the bodies. 

Change of Address 

If the Secretary has not your correct address please notify 
him at once. This is important. 

For petitions, Blanks or further information, apply to 

CHESTER S. GURNEY.\33°, Secretary, 
Phone Superior 6582. 919 N. Dearborn St. 

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JOHN JAY CART0N,33° 

FLINT, MICHIGAN 



ANDREW DAVIDSON AGNEW,33° 

MILWAUKEE, WISCONSIN. 



OFFICIALVISITORSOFTHE 

SUPREME COUNCIL, N. M.J. U.S.A. 



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THE JUBILEE YEAR 

By 

M.'.P.'.Sov.'.Grand Commander 
M/.P. .Barton Smith, 33 c 

In his address to the Supreme Council, on the 21st 
day of September, 1915, the M. ". P. .Sow". Grand Com- 
mander said: 

"On Friday, May 17th, 1867, at about four o'clock in 
the afternoon, an assembly of Sovereign Grand Inspec- 
tors-General of the 33° convened in the Council 
Chambers at Freemasons Hall, in the city of Boston, 
Mass. Josiah H. Drummond was introduced, and after 
taking the Oath of Fealty, was declared Most Puissant 
Sovereign Grand Commander of the Ancient Accepted 
Scottish Rite, for the Northern Masonic Jurisdiction of 
the United States of America, to which office he had 
previously been unanimously elected by each of the 
two Supreme Councils theretofore claiming jurisdic- 
tion. 

M.'. P. '.Brother Drummond then administered the 
Oath of Fealty, jointly, to Killian Henry Van Rensse- 
laer and John Livy Lewis, the last Sovereign Grand 
Commanders of the two former Supreme Councils. 

Thus was born the Supreme Council which is here 
assembled, and the Scottish Rite in this jurisdiction 
was organized upon the foundations which have proven 
firm and stable. 

From the feeble, struggling Rite of 1867, there- has 
grown the magnificent organization, which when its 
fiftieth anniversary is passing, will number more than 
one hundred thousand Elect Masons, who serve in all 
loyalty and harmony under the banner of the Supreme 
Council then established. 

The date was already memorable in Freemasonry, 
for it marked the passing of a hundred years since the 
establishment of a Lodge of Perfection and the Council 
of Princes of Jerusalem at Albany, X. Y.; the first 



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1 bodies of the Rite organized on the continent of 
America. 

I The pleasant duty, therefore, rests upon this Supreme 

J Council, not only fittingly to commemorate its own 

Jubilee, but, also, so to celebrate the earliest glimmer- 
ings of the Light of the Ineffable Degrees within the 
United States of America, that we may realize the 
J mighty illumination which has followed. 

The Union of 1867, bringing after it, as it did, the 
diligent labors of the extraordinarily able men, whom 
it placed and continued in administrative power, fixed 
for all time to come the objects and character of the 
Scottish Rite. The door to growth was opened wide, 
and the prosperity of the Subordinate Bodies became 
the first thought of the Supreme Council, until it is no 
longer possible to deny the teaching and training of 
the Rite to any Freemason, who by character and 
ability is qualified to receive and disseminate its 
truths. 

It would seem, then, that the Subordinate Bodies of 
the Rite should take a large part in this celebration, 
that the membership who hold allegiance to this Su- 
preme Council, by uniting in this common purpose, 
may strengthen and deepen the feeling of friendship 
and brotherhood, and that loyalty of all to one and 
one to all, which has ever marked the growth of this 
jurisdiction. 

Whatever form it may take, this jubilee should be 
made the most important and far-reaching ceremony 
in which we may be privileged to share, and prepara- 
tion for it is commended to your consideration." 

— yiyiyi— 

The report of the Committee on the State of the Rite, 
presented by 111.'. Bro. '.George W. Currier, 33°, Chair- 
man, which was unanimously adopted, contained the 
following: 

"We have much pleasure in concurring with the 
suggestion of our Sovereign Grand Commander; that 
our meeting in 1917 should be marked and notable to 



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commemorate the passing of fifty years, — in that, the 
Jubilee Year of the existence of this United Supreme 
Council. The subject is worthy of action and conse- 
quently of careful preparation. In this view the Com- 
mittee submits the following: 

RESOLVED : That the Sovereign Grand Commander 
be requested to appoint a Committee of five to con- 
sider and prepare a program for a celebration in the 
year 1917, to report the same to our next Annual 
Meeting." 

— yj'^igi— 

Your Committee, appointed by the M.\ P. '.Sovereign 
Grand Commander, pursuant to the above resolution, 
hereby submits the following suggestions for the cele- 
bration of the Fiftieth Anniversary of the birth of our 
Supreme Council: 

That the year 1917 be designated by the commemora- 
tive title of "The Jubilee Year." 

That the Reunion of each Valley of the Rite, in our 
jurisdiction be held in May, 1917, or the one nearest 
thereto, be made to specially commemorate this anni- 
versary, and that fraternal invitations be extended by 
Consistories to any constituent bodies from which 
membership is drawn, to unite with them in a common 
reunion. It is recommended that at every such Jubilee 
Meeting, at least three Sovereign Grand Inspectors- 
General be visiting guests by direction of the M.'.P.'. 
Sovereign Grand Commander; also that greetings to 
each Consistory be received from the M.'.P. '.Sovereign 
Grand Commander, to which appropriate response be 
made. 

It is further recommended, that at the meeting of 
this Supreme Council in September, 1917, a special 
service be held, devoted to the Commemorating of its 
Fiftieth Anniversary, and that a committee of five be 
appointed at the present meeting, with authority to 
arrange such program and other details as it may 
consider appropriate. 

Your Committee also recommends that under the 
direction of the Grand Secretary-General, a memorial 



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volume, or volumes, be prepared and published in 
book form, with the conventional binding of this Su- 
preme Council, containing an account of all the Jubilee 
Meetings that are held, including the one to be held 
by the Supreme Council in 1917. 

That ample time may be given for such suflicient 
preparation that the meetings will inspire active in- 
terest, thereby increasing the membership, as well as 
giving as wide publicity as possible to the meaning of 
"The Jubilee Year," it is recommended that the Grand 
Secretary-General prepare and mail, at the earliest 
convenience, to each of the Bodies of the Rite in our 
Jurisdiction, notice of the action taken at this meeting | 
of the Supreme Council, embodying therein the con- 1 
tents of this report and such further instructions as I 
the M.". P. .Sovereign Grand Commander may direct. 

Fraternally submitted, 

Leroij A. Goddard, 33°, Thomas R. Marshall, 33 c 
John P. McCane, 33°, Arthur G. Pollard, 33°, 
James B. Krause, 33° 

— ^yigi— 

In harmony with the instructions and suggestions 
of the Supreme Council, Oriental Consistory and the 
Co-ordinate Bodies of the Rite, in the Valley of Chi- 
cago, decided to hold a Reunion of its members on 
April 16, 17, 18, 19 and 20, 1917, to make an effort to 
have a class of Five Hundred candidates, and to con- 
fer all of the degrees, without omission, in full form 
and ceremony, from the Fourth to the Thirty-second, 
inclusive. 

William H. Bied, 33°, Thrice Potent Master, 

Van Rensselaer Lodge of Perfection. 

Joseph A. Painter, 33° , Sovereign Prince, 
Chicago Council, Princes of Jerusalem. 

Benjamin S. Wilson, 33°, Most Wise Master, 

Gourgas Chapter of Rose Croix H-R-D-M. 

George W. McFatrich, 33°, Com.-in-Chief, 
Oriental Consistory S..P..R..S.". 






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TREASURER 



.'HESTER S.6URNEY/.33 
SECRETARY 




OFFICERS 
OF ALL 




THE 
BODIES 

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*&-, '••J5° CHARLES E.WACKERHAGEN.,33 C 

CAPTAIN OF GUARD TY[ER AN0 5ENT |NEL. 

Staff 
of 311 OSoOies 

REGISTRARS OF CLASS 
Rudolph H. Hanke Eugene T. Skinkle 
Registrar of Visitors Henry D. Buechel 

STAGE AND WARDRORE 

Charles L. Russ Stage Director 

Thomas R. Lambert Electrician 

ASSISTANTS 

Henry J. Roesch Charles W. Hunsche 

Harry Du Flone Jacob P. Hausam 

Joseph Vraneck Emile J. Dressen Jv 

Clayton W. Ferguson, Master of Wardrobe 

ASSISTANTS 

Edmund H. Spratlen Walter E. Marble 

Louis J. Timm, Custodian 






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ADDRESS TO THE CLASS 

In the name of Van Rensselaer Lodge of Perfection 
I welcome you upon your entrance into Scottish Rite 
Masonry, and trust that your coming among us may 
result in both pleasure and profit. Pleasure in the new 
fellowship that is yours to enjoy; profit in the lessons 
of the degrees and in the deductions you shall make 
from them for application to your own lives. 

The organization of the various bodies in Scottish 
Rite Masonry is not always understood by all those 
who enter our doors and, for that reason, we deem it 
important that you should be informed upon this point 
at the beginning. 

In Scottish Rite Masonry there are four local bodies 
and also a Supreme Council. The first body, to which 
you have petitioned, and by which you have been 
elected to receive the degrees, is Van Rensselaer Lodge 
of Perfection, which confers the degrees from the 
Fourth to the Fourteenth inclusive, and of which 111. 
William H. Bied, 33°, is the Thrice Potent Master. 

The second body, to which you have petitioned, but 
to which you have not yet been elected to receive the 
degrees, is Chicago Council of Princes of Jerusalem, 
which confers the Fifteenth and Sixteenth Degrees, and 
of which 111. Joseph A. Painter, 33°, is the Sovereign 
Prince. 

The third body, to which you have petitioned, but 
to which you have not yet been elected to receive the 



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degrees, is Gourgas Chapter of Rose Croix H-R-D-M., 
which confers the Seventeenth and Eighteenth Degrees, 
and of which 111. Benjamin S. Wilson, 33°, is the Most 
Wise Master. 

The fourth body, to which you have petitioned, but 
to which you have not yet been elected to receive the 
degrees, is Oriental Consistory S. P. R. S., which con- 
fers the degrees from the Nineteenth to the Thirty- 
second inclusive, and of which 111. George W. Mc- 
Fatrich, 33°, is the Commander-in-Chief. 

Each of these bodies in Scottish Rite Masonry is 
separate and independent of all of the others, has its 
own regular meetings and its own corps of officers. 
But for economic reasons and because the members 
of one body are also largely the members of all of the 
others we have entered into a concordat with each 
other, hold all of our property in common and are 
incorporated under the laws of Illinois as Oriental Con- 
sistory and Co-ordinate Bodies of the Scottish Rite. On 
this account the name of Oriental Consistory has 
gradually became synonomous with Scottish Rite 
Masonry in Chicago, and the other bodies are not so 
generally known. 

Beside the four local bodies named above, there is 
a Supreme Council of the Thirty-third and last degree, 
to which all of the local bodies bear allegiance. The 
members of the Supreme Council constitute a self-per- 
petuating Oligarchy, and election to receive this degree 
is initiated in the Supreme Council and cannot be se- 



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cured by petition. A more complete explanation of 
this subject will be given you at the proper time. 

It has always been the custom for the members of 
Classes receiving the degrees in these Scottish Rite 
bodies to effect organizations of themselves. It is cus- 
tomary to elect a President, Vice-President, Secretary, 
Treasurer and Orator. You are invited to do this, 
after a sufficient time has elapsed for you to get ac- 
quainted with each other. 

Many such class organizations have been maintained 
for many years and some of them hold annual ban- 
quets or other celebrations. During the progress of 
the Work of conferring the degrees we frequently have 
banquets or hold one after the conferring of the Thirty- 
second Degree. At such times it is customary for the 
presiding officers to call upon the President and Orator 
of the class for addresses. 

During the progress of the Work it is hoped that the 
members of the class will make themselves "at home." 
So far as is consistent with proper decorum che class 
will not be under any restraint that will be irksome. 

Should any of the members become ill, or indisposed, 
there are always one or more of our Medical Staff pres- 
ent to render aid. 

Any proper information desired by any candidate 
will always be given if application is made to any of 
the officers, a member of the Fraternal Courtesy Com- 
mittee, who wear badges of that Committee, or any of 
the members. 

It is most important that all members arrange for 
having their photographs taken as early in the Work 






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J as possible. These photos are necessary for use on 

1 Diplomas, and none will be issued without the photo. 

These photos are made at the expense of the Consistory 
and no member of the class need incur any expense in 
this matter. This program covers the Work for the 
Van Rensselaer Lodge of Perfection, and all of the 
other Bodies of the Rite for this convention. Oriental 
Consistory Weekly Bulletin, which is mailed every 
Monday morning, will keep you posted later. 

Registrars of the Class, at the desk, are Brother Ru- 
dolph H. Hanke, 32°, and 111. Brother Eugene T. 
Skinkle, 33°, and to them you will report every time 
you enter the Consistory. 

The Master of Ceremonies, in whose charge you will 
be during the ceremonies of the conferring of the In- 
effable Degrees, in this Lodge of Perfection, is Brother 
Louis Woelfersheim, 32°, and his Assistant Master of 
Ceremonies, Brother Robert F. Church, 32°. 

The Deacons of the Lodge of Perfection, who will be 
present to render such other service as they may be 
assigned to do, as well as to give you such lawful in- 
formation as you may request, are Brothers Henry L. 
Fernbach and George T. Stebbings. 

The Hospitaler, to whom all cases of illness or dis- 
tress are to be reported is Brother Edgar A. Russell, 32°, 
who will be in attendance for that purpose. 

The Chief of Medical Staff is William E. Buehler, 
M. D., 33°. 

WILLIAM H. BIED, 33°, 
Thrice Potent Master, 
Van Rensselaer Lodge of Perfection, 
Ancient Accepted Scottish Rite. 



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OFFICERS OF 

VAN RENSSELAER LODGE 

OF PERFECTION 

A.A.S.R. 




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Van Rensselaer Lodge of Perfection 

Ancient JfOUttf) tO jFOUtteentft Northern 

Accepted <DZQtZZ$ Masonic 



Scottish ** Jurisdiction 

Rite 'THE JUBILEE YEAR' U ' S ' A/ ' 

Chicago, 111. April, 1917 



STAFF OF OFFICERS 

William H. Bied Thrice Potent Master 

Martin 0. Heckard Deputy Master 

Arthur M. Millard Senior Warden 

Oliver J. Graham Junior Warden 

William H. Beckman Orator 

Robert M. Johnson Treasurer ' 

Chester S. Gurney Secretary I 

Edgar A. Russell . Hospitaler 

Henry R. Hopkins Chaplain 

Lloyd E. Work Almoner 

Louis G. Wolfersheim Master of Ceremonies 

Robert L. Church Assistant Master of Ceremonies 

Robert J. Daly Captain of the Guard 

Roy W. Hill Asst. Captain of the Guard 

George T. Stebbings Deacon 

Henry L. Fernbach Deacon 

John H. Cook Steward 

Isaac Stiefel Steward 

Carl A. Miller '. Steward 

Harry Smith Steward 

Richard R. Trench Musical Director Emeritus 

Charles Kirk Musical Director and Organist 

Charles L. Russ Stage Director 

Thomas B. Lambert Electrician 

Clayton W. Ferguson Master of Wardrobe 

Walter E. Marble Assistant Master of Wardrobe 

Edmund H. Spratlen. . . .Assistant Master of Wardrobe 

William Greig Tyler 

Charles E. Wackerhagen Asst. Tyler 

Henry D. Buechel Asst. Tyler 

Louis J. Timm Custodian 



Seventeen 






Van Rensselaer Lodge of Perfection 

Secret faster. \4° 



Ancient 

Accepted 

Scottish 

Rite 



"THE JUBILEE YEAR" 



Northern 

Masonic 

Jurisdiction 

U.'.S.A.'. 



Chicago, 111. 



April, 1917 



„_«„_4 



Monday, April 16th, 1917, 9:00 A. M. 

"Duty is always with us, inflexible as fate" 
William H. Bied.\33° Degree Master 

CAST OF CHARACTERS 

William H. Bied King Solomon 

Charles V. Rice Adoniram 

William F. Lautenslager Orator 

Louis G. Woelfersheim Master of Ceremonies 

Robert J. Daly Captain of Guard 

MUSICAL PROGRAM 

1. If I Ask Him to Receive Me Bullinger 

2. Open My Eyes Arr. by Trench 

3. Gloria Tibi Plainsong 

4. God, Our Guardian Gounod 

5. Gloria Patri Buck 

6. Nearer, My God, to Thee L. Mason 

7. Holy, Holy, Holy Dykes 

Cornet Solo by William B. Kirkland 

Within the keeping of each individual Soul is 
a Sanctum Sanctorum where the Individual Soul 
can commune with the Oversoul. It is the duty 
of a Secret Master to keep this meeting place 
clean, pure and spotless, a fit place for that 
Sacred Introspection and Self -Communion which 
each one needs for the purposes of that inspira- 
tion which precedes each individual effort to 
evolve. 



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Van Rensselaer Lodge of Perfection 


Ancient 
Accepted 
Scottish 


Perfect faster. 


\5° 


Northern 

Masonic 

Jurisdiction 


Rite 


"THE JUBILEE YEAR" 


U..S..A.'. 


Chicago, 111. 






April, 1917 



Monday, April 16th, 1917, 10:00 A. M. 

"It is accomplished and complete" 
Oliver J. Graham. '.32° Degree Master 

CAST OF CHARACTERS 

Oliver J. Graham R. W. Master 

Carl A. Miller King Solomon 

H. S. Etherington Adoniram 

Lloyd E. Work Orator 

Harry Smith Grand Inspector 

Louis G. Woelfersheim Master of Ceremonies 

Robert J. Daly Captain of the Guard 

MUSICAL PROGRAM 

1. Father, Re Near Ambrose 

Arthur Ranous 

2. Come, Ye Sighing Sons of Sorrow. .Arr. by Trench 

3. Tell Me, My Secret Soul Trench 

4. Is There No Happier Spot Trench 

5. Faith, Hope and Love Trench 

6. Abide With Me Monk 

7. Integer Vitae (Horace) Fleming 

8. Still, Still With Thee Gerrish 

9. Now I Lay Me Down to Sleep Gottschalk 

No man can count his life a failure or success 
until it ends. Until the good that he has done be 
balanced 'gainst the evil that results from actions 
coming quick upon the impulse of his passions 
uncontrolled. 



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Van Rensselaer Lodge of Perfection 

Ancient Northern 

Accepted intimate §>eCretarp. * .6° Masonic 

Scottish Jurisdiction 

Rite „ THE JUBILEE YEAR" U.'.S.'.A.\ 

Chicago, 111. April, 1917 



Monday, April 16th, 1917, 10:45 A. M. 

"Be ever zealous and faithful" 
Jay L. Brewster. .33° Degree Master 

CAST OF CHARACTERS 

Jay L. Brewster King Solomon 

Robert B. Connolly. . .King Hiram 

Lewis R. Connolly Orator 

Louis G. Woelfersheim Master of Ceremonies 

Robert J. Daly Captain of Guard 

MUSICAL PROGRAM 

Door of My Heart Protheroe 



Discord is sure to obtain when either Reason 
or Love attempts to usurp the functions of the 
other. We are taught, in Masonry, that Reason 
must initiate and direct and that Love must as- 
sist, if Harmony is to prevail. When Love be- 
comes wilful, or Reason is based upon preju- 
dice, in other words, when either of these Con- 
structive Powers becomes perverted, then Dis- 
cord rules instead of Harmony. When Reason 
performs its functions and Love lends its assis- 
tance, then Harmony is restored. 

It is only when Reason and Love work to- 
gether, and are Expressed as One, that the Work 
upon the Temple of Character goes forward. 



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Twenty 



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Van Rensselaer Lodge of Perfection 

Ancient Northern 

Accepted PtOfcOSt attO 3fU0ge. ' .7° Masonic 
Scottish Jurisdiction 

Rite « THE JUBILEE YEAR" U..S..A/. 

Chicago, 111. April, 1917 






Monday, April 16th, 1917, 11 :30 A. M. 

"I am, and render Justice to all men" 
Arthur M. Millard. '.32° Degree Master 

CAST OF CHARACTERS 

Arthur M. Millard Judge Tito 

Frederick J. Setchell Senior Warden 

John A. Thompson Junior Warden 

Louis G. Woelfersheim Master of Ceremonies 

Robert J. Daly Captain of Guard 

AIDES 

William C. Russe Seventh Judge 

Harry E. Pinney Fourth Judge 

Leslie W. Beebe Third Judge 

Lloyd E. Work Amos 

Jay L. Brewster Jeroboam 

MUSICAL PROGRAM 

1. Blessed Is He Dykes 

2. High in the Heavens Protheroe 

3. Hear Us, We Pray Thee 

The Laws of God, or Nature, are inviolable 
because founded upon the principles of Equity, 
Justice and Eight. When Man undertakes to 
usurp the Powers of Deity, and tries to inflict 
punishment upon others, the result is the in- 
crease of Discord where Harmony should pre- 
vail. 



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J 3n^0'mucf)" 



I passed a child upon the city's street, 

Gaunt, grimy, tatter'd, shuffling, furtive he; 

Clad was I warmly, my life all complete, 
Nor felt the winter's wrath and misery, 
I passed him by. 

I saw a mourner near an iron gate, 

That led to where her dear one was at rest; 

I heeded not her grief, nor to abate 

Her sorrow, cared I. Mine was other quest. 
I passed her by. 

I met a captive held by white plague's chain; 

Breathing his life away, homeless, alone; 
Stalwart, care-free was I, nor thought of pain. 

Why should I troubled be by stranger's moan? 
I passed him by. 

I dwelt nigh two who bore life's burdens drear, 
Eking their scant store out, brave, loving, aye; 

I minded not their lot, nor gave them cheer, 
Full well content to hold my own sweet way. 
I passed them by. 

I dreamed that One I knew, yet did not know, 
Came to a river, where, lone, sad, I strayed; 

Grieved, gazed He on me; then with footsteps slow, 
Crossed over, said naught, and left me dismayed. 
He passed me by! 

— Thomas C. MacMillan. 
LaGrange, III. 

Copyright 1917, Edgar A. Russell, Chicago. 



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Twenty-two 



Van Rensselaer Lodge of Perfection 



Ancient 

Accepted 

Scottish 

Rite 

Chicago, 111. 



StttenDam of tfte 
13uilOin0.\8 o 

"THE JUBILEE YEAR" 



Northern 

Masonic 

Jurisdiction 

U.'.S.A/. 

April, 1917 






Monday, April 16th, 1917, 1 :30 P. M. 

"I will practice benevolence and charity" 
Edgar A. Russell. '.32° Degree Master 

CAST OF CHARACTERS 

Edgar A. Russell King Solomon 

John Wollett '. . Sadok, the Priest 

James J. Elwell Ahishar, G. 0. H. 

William F. Knoch Senior Warden 

Isaac Stiefel Junior Warden 

Louis G. Woelfersheim Master of Ceremonies 

Robert Joseph Daly Captain of Guard 

MUSICAL PROGRAM 

1. Do Not Detain Me 

2. If Thou True Wisdom Lloyd 

3. Direct Me in the Sacred Ways Lloyd 

4. Within These Walls Protheroe 

5. Make This Thine Abode Protheroe 

6. God's Mercy Brightens All Tourjee 

7. Five Responses Kirk 



The greatest thing in the world is Love, and 
happy is the man who learns this fact in Nature. 
But Love is not passion, nor a product of the 
emotions. Love must be Intelligent and Free 
from impurity if it is to perform its function of 
Vitalizing our conduct. 



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I 

Van Rensselaer Lodge of Perfection 

Ancient ^ £) egree0 .90 Northern 

Accepted ilAO .* . i0 Masonic 



soot'ttsT 10° ano 11° 



Jurisdiction 



RUe "THE JUBILEE YEAR" U/S ' A - 



Chicago, 111. April, 1917 



Monday, April 16th, 1917, 2:15 P. M. 

"Let no man repent that he has relied upon our word" 
William H. Beckman.'.32° Degree Master I 



CAST OF CHARACTERS 

William H. Beckman King Solomon 

Frank P. Sadler King Hiram 

Wm. C. J. Mathieson Adoniram 

Joshua R. H. Potts Zabud 

A. McKenzie Ross, Jr Josaphat 

Delmar A. Stevens Sadoc 

Louis Woelfersheim Zerbal 

Harry Smith Ahishar ! 

George A. Hubbard Hospitaler 

Robert F. Church Pharos 

John H. Cook Ben-DeKar 

Elmer D. Brothers Monitor 

Albert O. Olson A Brother 

Donnell C. Howe King Maaka 

Robert J. Daly Captain of the Guard 

Charles Kirk Precentor 

THE QUARRY SCENE 

Jay Brewster, Overseer 
W. P. Crockett J. Higginson 

G. W. Goss A. J. Carr 

N. G. Conybear E. S. West 

N. W. DeMuth E. Gegenheim 

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,,_„* 



Van Rensselaer Lodge of Perfection 



Ancient 

Accepted 

Scottish 

Rite 

Chicago, 111. 



OEIu Degrees.*. 9° 
10° anO 11° 

"THE JUBILEE YEAR" 



Northern 

Masonic 

Jurisdiction 

U..S..A:. 

April, 1917 



(Continued from previous page) 
KING SOLOMON'S JUDGES 

Thomas O. Wallace Charles Schearman 

Earl F. Tilley John G. Squires 

KING SOLOMON'S WISE MEN 

John Hollmeyer A. F. Kruse 

Henry L. Fernbach John W. Benton 

KING SOLOMON'S COUNCIL 

D. A. Campbell C. A. Londelius 

E. C. Barthel George W. Mieth 

TEMPLE GUARDS 

Commander, William H. Dellenback 



M. E. Ward 
G. W. Goettel 
W. E. Jones 
Charles Frintz 
L. L. Stevens 
F. C. Gurney 
W. C. VanAllen 
August Ugam 

Perley E. Gunton 

Peter Boiler 

Robert H. Livingstone 



C. W. Beach 
Charles Seneco 
C. M. Atkinson 
Isaac Stiefel 
C. A. Miller 
A. E. Putnam 
S. M. Raymond 
Robert Mullen 



HORNS 



George W. Lloyd 
Fred C. Rojahn, Jr. 
W. H. Rowland 



HARPIST 

Albert 0. Olsen 

KING MAAKA'S GUARD 

Theodore Phillips Julian C. Ryer 



Only as the conduct of the Individual is in 
Harmony with Universal Wisdom, Universal 
Love and Universal Law is it Constructive in 
character and Beautiful in Expression. 



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I 



Van Rensselaer Lodge of Perfection 

fncient ©tattD O^tet Northern 

Accepted Glrchitort' loo Masonic 

Scottish UlUmSU. .\& Jurisdiction 

RUe "THE JUBILEE YEAR' U/S ' A '' 

Chicago, 111. April, 1917 



Monday, April 16th, 1917, 4:15 P. M. 

"No evil can overcome wisdom" 

William J. Bartholf.\32° Degree Master 

CAST OF CHARACTERS 

William J. Bartholf King Solomon 

W. F. Lautenslager Senior Warden 

Charles V. Rice Junior Warden 

Louis G. Woelfersheim Master of Ceremonies 

Robert J. Daly Captain of the Guard 

MUSICAL PROGRAM 

Blest, Whom Wisdom Guides Dykes 

Mighty One Protheroe 



"No evil can overcome Wisdom;" because 
Wisdom is the product of Intelligence and Love. 
Knowledge alone is impotent, unless assisted 
by the Power of Love. All that we may learn 
will be of no avail unless we put our Knowledge 
to Eight Use. "Seek Knowledge and get Under- 
standing" but above all this, let the Power of 
the Will be exercised to put into practice that 
which both Wisdom and Will agree upon. It is 
Good to Work, it is Better to Work Intelligently, 
but it is Best to Work Constructively, for this 
implies Harmonious Work, Beautiful Work; 
Work fitted for the Building of the Temple of 
Moral Character. 






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Van Rensselaer Lodge of Perfection 



Ancient 

Accepted 

Scottish 

Rite 

Chicago, 111. 



IRopal arcft of 
0£nocj).\l3 

"THE JUBILEE YEAR" 



Northern 

Masonic 

Jurisdiction 

U.'.S.\A.\ 

April, 1917 



4,-mi »« mi tin *» »» in im mi im mi mi ii« 1.« mi mi ii* mi mi mi mi iiu «»— 4* 

Monday, April 16th, 1917, 4:45 P. M. 

"Filled with the Love and Fear of God" 
Martin 0. Heckard.'.33° Degree Master 

CAST OF CHARACTERS 

Martin 0. Heckard King Solomon 

James W. Thorp King Hiram 

John H. Cook First Brother 

Harry Smith Second Brother 

H. J. Barr Third Brother 

Robert F. Church Master of Ceremonies 

Robert J. Daly Captain of the Guard 

MUSICAL PROGRAM 

God Is My Salvation Protheroe 

All the Way Protheroe 

Gloria Tibi Plainsong 

Lead, Kindly Light Dykes 

Happy is the man who has reached that point 
in his experience where he recognizes that Duty 
is of greater consequence than any selfish desire. 
No matter how much we may learn, no matter 
how powerful we may become, no matter how 
great may be our capacity to serve; if we do not 
serve loyally and faithfully, intelligently and 
lovingly, guided by Duty rather than by our 
selfish choice, we shall not achieve the purpose 
for which we have been placed here. 



Twenty-seven 



"— '"' * 



Van Rensselaer Lodge of Perfection 

Ancient ©rattO €lttt Northern 

Accepted 09a*nn ' 14° Masonic 

Scottish fc30a0On. .14 Jurisdiction 

"THE JUBILEE YEAR" U '' S ' A '' 

Chicago, 111. April, 1917 



Monday, April 16th, 1917, 7:30 P. M. 
"Virtue joins what death can never part" 
William H. Bied.\33° Degree Master 

CAST OF CHARACTERS 

William H. Bied Thrice Potent Master 

Martin 0. Heckard Deputy Master 

Arthur M. Millard Senior Warden 

Oliver J. Graham Junior Warden 

William H. Beckman Orator 

Robert M. Johnson Treasurer 

Chester S. Gurney Secretary 

Edgar A. Russell Hospitaler 

Henry R. Hopkins Chaplain 

Lloyd E. Work Almoner 

Louis G. Wolfersheim Master of Ceremonies 

Robert L. Church Assistant Master of Ceremonies = 

Robert J. Daly Captain of the Guard ' 

Roy W. Hill Assistant Captain of the Guard I 

George T. Stebbings Deacon 

Henry L. Fernbach Deacon 

John H. Cook Steward 

Isaac Stiefel Steward 

Carl A. Miller Steward 

Harry Smith Steward 

"There is no other Name under Heaven given 
among men whereby we may be saved" than 
the Ineffable Name of the One God, the Creator, 
Preserver and Transformer of All of His Crea- 
tures. 

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Twenty- eight 



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Van Rensselaer Lodge of Perfection 

Ancient Qg U 0ICaI PtOgtam Of Northern 

Accepted *r-% .#«.*<**♦%**» ^\^-<%~ Masonic 

Scottish JTouttcentft Degree Jurisdiction 

Rifp TJ ' <\ ' A ' 

"THE JUBILEE YEAR" 

Chicago, 111. April, 1917 



{Continued from previous page) 

1. Soft Floating Root 

2. Innocency Dow 

3. Kyrie Eleison Mendelssohn 

4. At Thine Altar 

5. Satisfied Richardson 

6. Hear, Father, Hear Our Prayer 

7*. Hymn of Praise Old Melody 

Arthur C. Kraft and Choir 

8. He Shall Feed His Flock Handel 

Frank Collins 

9. Gloria Patri Garrett 

10. Be Thou Still 

11. Eloheim Traditional 

12. Sun of My Soul .' Ritter 

ORIENTAL COXSISTORY CHOIR 

Charles Kirk Organist and Director 

Tenors Basses 

Frank Barnard Arthur Ranous 

^Yilliam J. Oliver Frank Collins 

John Matheny W. 0. Smith 

Arthur C. Kraft Julian Worti-ington 






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©pportunitp 

This I beheld, or dreamed it in a dream: 

There spread a cloud of dust along a plain; 

And underneath the cloud, or in it, raged 

A furious battle, and men yelled, and swords 

Shocked upon swords and shields. A prince's banner 

Wavered, then staggered backward, hemmed by foes. 

A craven hung along the battle's edge 
And thought, "Had I a sword of keener steel — 
That blue blade that the king's son bears — but this 
Blunt thing" — he snapt and flung it from his hand 
And lowering crept away and left the field. 

Then came the king's son, wounded, sore beset 
And weaponless. He saw the broken sword, 
Hilt buried in the dry and trodden sand, 
And ran and snatched it, and with battle shout 
Lifted afresh, he hewed opposers down 
And saved a great cause 
That heroic day. 

— Edward Rowland Sill 



THE MERIT IN THE MAN 

It is not in the tools we use, 

Nor in the kind of foe we meet; 

That merit is achieved, by man in this existence. 

It is the Spirit 

And the Truth 

With which we choose to do our work, 

Nor cease our efforts when the foe 

Seems strong beyond the strength that we can spare 

To meet the issue. 

—E. A. R. I 

Thirty 



OFFICERS OF 

CHICAGO COUNCIL, PRINCES OF JERUSALEM AAS.R. 




Chicago Council, Princes of Jerusalem 

Ancient $H tttV[ ty attO ^i^tttMh N M ° rthern 
Accepted ?TVflTfrrtf Masonic 

Scottish XL^yvu^ Jurisdiction 

Rite "THE JUBILEE YEAR' U ' S ' A '' 

Chicago, 111. April, 1917 



STAFF OF OFFICERS 

Joseph Atkinson Painter Sovereign Prince 

Henry Frank Pennington, Jr High Priest 

Frederick Wm. Krengel Senior Warden 

Elmer DeWitt Brothers Junior Warden 

Robert Massie Johnson Treasurer 

Chester Smith Gurney Secretary 

Wm. H. Dellenback Master of Ceremonies 

Wm. J. Williams Assistant Master of Ceremonies 

Edward W. Peterson Orator 

John H. Cook Hospitaler 

Robert J. Daly Master of Entrance 

George W. Banks Aide to Sovereign Prince 

Joseph H. MacDonald Steward 

Richard R. Trench Music Director Emeritus 

Charles Kirk Music Director and Organist 

Charles L. Russ Stage Director 

Thomas B. Lambert Electrician 

Clayton W. Ferguson Master of Wardrobe 

Edmund H. Spratlin. . . .Assistant Master of Wardrobe 

Walter E. Marble Assistant Master of Wardrobe 

William Greig Tyler Emeritus 

Charles E. Wackerhagen Tyler 

Henry D. Buechel Assistant Tyler 

George J. Kurzenknabe Trumpeter 



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Chicago Council, Princes of Jerusalem 

Ancient & n jg|)t f t\>t <£a0t Northern 

Accepted Vhinrtl ' 1 <V> Masonic 

Scottish "I ^UIUIU. .13 Jurisdiction 

RUe "THE JUBILEE YEAR- U/S ' A '' 

Chicago, 111. April, 1917 

] 

i 

Tuesday, April 17th, 1917, 10:00 A. M. 

"Life without friends is worthless" 
Joseph A. Painter. '.33° Degree Master 



PERSIAN COURT 

Cyrus, King of Persia William S. Peavy 

Sysina, Master of Cavalry Frederick W. Krengel 

Nebuzaraden, Master of Infantry. . . .Elmer D. Brothers 

Daniel, Master of Palace William H. Whitcomb 

Abazar, Master of Ceremonies. .William H. Dellenback 

Ratim, Master of- Despatches Hudson H. Kellogg 

Zerubbabel, a Captive Joseph A. Painter 

BARBARIANS 

Chief of the Barbarians George Catto 

First Barbarian Robert E. Benton 

Second Barbarian Charles E. Shearman 

Third Barbarian George C. Besold 

OFFICE OF LODGE OF PERFECTION 

Thrice Potent Master Henry R. Kent 

Senior Warden . Frederick W. Krengel 

Junior Warden Elmer D. Brothers 

Keeper of Seals George W. Banks 

Treasurer of the Temple Henry H. Hopkins 

Assistant Master of Ceremonies. . . .William J. Williams 
Captain of the Guard Robert J. Daly 

(Continued on next page) 



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Chicago Council, Princes of Jerusalem 



Ancient 

Accepted 

Scottish 

Rite 

Chicago, 111. 



ftmgftt of tfte <2a0t 
or StoorO.\15° 

"THE JUBILEE YEAR" 



Northern 

Masonic 

Jurisdiction 

U.'.S.'.A.'. 

April, 1917 



(Continued from previous page) 
JEWISH CAPTIVES 



Adam Bell 
L. C. Cramer 
Fred A. Foedy 
Charles Frintz 
Otto R. Haas 
F. C. Kearfott 
John J. Line 



Frank S. Maxwell E. C. Barthel 



John Miles 
Chas. S. Omsberg 
John P. Prather 
W. F. Pursell 
Fred T. Setchell 
F. M. Houston 



A. C. Churchill 

J. A. Clough 

C. A. Miller 

I. Dohnal 

H. S. Etherington 

E. G. Hale 



GUARDS 

William H. Dellenback, Commander 
T. H. Hood, H. E. Ackerburg, Captains 



John H.Volkman 
C. W. Beach 
Arthur M. Hull 
E. L. Adams 
S. M. Raymond 
Silas Lake 
L. L. Stevens 
W. H. Gardner 
A. D. Pacaud 



J. A. Doran 
L. F. Monroe 
W. E. Showers 
Robert Mullen 
W. W. Emmons 
Wm. Hanson 
Otto R. Hass 
A. E. Putman 
E. Gegenheimer 



Frank H. Ziebell 
B. F. Gee 

Hyman Rosenbaum 
J. D. Corlett 
Grant La J. Arnold 
H. T. Dettbrenner 
W. F. Lautenslager 
Charles TV. Seneco 



In all the ages the Voice has gone forth with 
the command: "Let my people go free." Bond- 
age of any kind is an offense against the Great 
Architect of the Universe; whether that bondage 
is physical, intellectual or moral. Man is a free 
agent and only evolves into higher realms when 
allowed to work out his own salvation. 



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Chicago Council, Princes of Jerusalem 



Ancient ^ timt rf 3fetU0alettt. " . Northern 
Accepted ^ ^' Masonic 

Scottish W Jurisdiction 



Rit€ "THE JUBILEE YEAR- U ' S ' A '' 

Chicago, 111. April, 1917 



Tuesday, April 17th, 1917, 2:00 P. M. 

"Truth never changes — always pure, always simple" 
Joseph A. Painter. '.33° Degree Master 

CAST OF CHARACTERS 

LODGE AT JERUSALEM 

Zerubbabel (afterward Sov. Prince) .Joseph A. Painter 

Joshua, High Priest Henry F. Pennington, Jr. 

Levites Hudson Kellogg and Sidney Many 

Acolytes B. J. Bernard and W. H. Rennie 

Nehemiah, First Knight Elmer D. Brothers 

Azariah, Second Knight Frederick W. Krengel 

Nahamani, Third Knight John H. Cook 

Solamiel, Chief of Workmen Jay L. Brewster 

Seraiah, Chief, of Judah Edmund H. Spratlen 

Mordecai, Chief, of Benjamin George Catto 

Esdras, Chief of Laws Charles E. Shearman 

Ananias, A Knight George A. Hubbard 

WORKMEN ON THE TEMPLE 

Herbert S. Etherington Fred. J. Setchell 

Frank M. Huston Edward C. Barthel 

A. C. Churchill Frank S. Maxwell 

John A. Clough Fred A. Foedy 

Otto R. Haas Charles S. Omsberg 

William F. Pursell F. C. Keerfoot 

L. C. Cramer Charles Frintz 

J. P. Prather Carl A. Miller 

Ignaz Dohnal Adam Bell 

Edwin G. Hale John J. Line 
John Miles 

(Continued on next page) 



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Chicago Council, Princes of Jerusalem 
Anaent pri nce f Jerusalem. ■ . " e ™ 

Accepted *^ ^ ' Masonic 

Scottish W Jurisdiction 

RUe "THE JUBILEE YEAR" U ' S ' A '- 

Chicago, 111. April, 1917 



(Continued from previous page) 

CAST OF CHARACTERS 

IN PERSIAN COURT 

Darius, King of Persia John D. Cleveland 

Artaban, Satrap of Assyria Phillip H. Malien 

Respaces, Satrap of Medea Donnell C. Howe 

Saraboygan, Master of Arms. . . .William J. Williams 

Shadrach, Satrap of Babylon James W. Thorp 

Sennacherib, Counsellor of the King. .Edgar A. Russell 

Sysina, Master of Cavalry Elmer D. Brothers 

Nebuzaradan, Master of Infantry. Frederick W. Krengel 

OFFICERS OF THE COURT 

William S. Peavy George C. Besold 

William E. Buehler Henry L. Fernbach 

George C. Baldwin Charles V. Rice 

0. H. Chamberlain, Jr. Robert E. Benton 

George W. Banks Albert T. Thompson 

Henry R. Hopkins Hudson Kellogg 

PALACE GUARDS 

William H. Dellenback, Commander 
Thomas H. Hood and Henry E. Ackerburg, Captains 

John H. Volkman Robert Mullen 

Carmi W. Beach William W. Emmons 

Arthur M. Hull Charles W. Seneco 

Ernest L. Adams Frank H. Ziebell 

Samuel M. Raymond Benjamin F. Gee 

Silas Lake Hyman Rosenbaum 

Louis L. Stevens William Hanson 

William H. Gardner Alfred E. Putnam 

A. Duncan Pacaud Edward Gegenheimer 

John A. Doran George La J. Arnold 

L. F. Monroe Henry T. Dettbrenner 

William E. Showers John D. Corlett 

Wm. F. Lautenslager Samuel J. Davis 



Thirty-five 



Cfte MJag to (Salilee 

Christ, all these creeds of theirs and mine! 

These winnowed weeds of word and sign! 

These mummeries of form and place! 

Lives there in these Thy gentle grace? 
Wilt thon not come again, to be 
The Truth that lighted Galilee? 

Christ, all this gilt! This panoply! 
Was Thy blood spilt to ransom me, 
Or canonize the thorn and cross? 
Creed deifies this ash and dross. 

So wilt Thou not come soon, that we 

May learn the way to Galilee? 

Christ, all this show! 27z zs pomp of kings! 

When Thou wert low with simple things; 

When fields abroad Thy temples were, 

And Thou of God the minister! 

Wilt Thou not come again, to prove 
The simple faith of human love? 

Christ, far, how far from Calvary 
Thy temples are — the creeds there be! 
This rise and fall of creed on creed, 
When Love is all the Faith we need! 

Christ, wilt Thou come again and be 

Our guide, to find us Calvary? 

— James W. Foley 



•mi— M^— n M ■■— mi— — m— m ■ *J< 



Thirty-six 



.,„ — ., — »f, 



Chicago Council, Princes of Jerusalem 

Ancient ^ U0 j ca l program Of Northern 

Accepted ^ . ^ » Q Masonic 

Scottish l0 ttIlu l0 Jurisdiction 

RUe "THE JUBILEE YEAR' U:S ' A '' 

Chicago, 111. April, 1917 






MUSICAL PROGRAM— 1")° 

1. Babylon (Baritone Solo) Howels 

Arthur Ranous 

2. Thou Shalt Be Free Trench 

3. Thou Shalt Be Free Trench 

4. If With All Your Hearts Mendelssohn 

Frank Barnard 

5. God of Our Fathers 

6. Lament (Welsh Hymn) 

7. Hear, Father 

8. Jewish March Traditional 

MUSICAL PROGRAM— 16° 

1. A Tower of Strength Our God Doth Stand. .Choral 

2. Sparkling Wine Protheroe 

3. Apanie Clutsam 

Frank Barnard 

4. Truth Protheroe 

5. Take Thou This Purple Garment Kinkel 

6. Thus Shall It Be Done Trench 

7. All Hail Kinkel 

8. Praise the Lord Maunder 

ORIENTAL CONSISTORY CHOIR 

Charles Kirk Organist and Director 

Tenors Basses 

Frank Barnard Arthur Ranous 

William J. Oliver Frank Collins 

John Matheny W. 0. Smith 

Arthur C. Kraft Julian Worthington 



■n»— tin— K*— »!»$• 



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■ T 

Gourgas Chapter Rose Croix, H-R-D-M 

Ancient ^ U0 j ca j program Of Northern 

Accepted ^ 170 cJttM ?qo Masonic 

Scottish li miu l0 Jurisdiction 

RUe "THE JUBILEE YEAR' U ' S ' A/ ' 

Chicago, 111. April, 1917 



I 
I 

t|»U— «> Kit 



SEVENTEENTH DEGREE 

1. Sanctus Gounod 

John B. Miller 

2. March of the Ancients Trench 

3. Weary of Earth Lcuigran 

4. O Great Absol ver Langran 

5. Guide Me, O Thou Great Jehovah Dykes 

6. March of the Ancients Trench 

EIGHTEENTH DEGREE 

1. Lead, Kindly Light Dykes 

2. Cross of Jesus Slainer 

3. Agnus Dei Gounod 

4. Benedictus Gounod 

5. Seek Ye the Lord Roberts 

Mabel Sharp Herdien 

6. My Faith Looks Up to Thee Mason 

7. As Pants the Hart Mendelssohn 

8. Spirit of Faith, Hope and Love Uglow 

9. Bell Amen Tearne 

10. Noel Adams 

Dr. Carver Williams 

11. Adeste Fidelis Reading 

12. Incarnatus Gounod 

13. God So Loved the World (Crucifixion) Stainer 

14. The Palms Faure 

Emil Kopp 

15. And Lo, the Star Trench 

16. And He Came Trench 

17. Therefore With Angels Trench 

18. Behold the Lion Trench 

19. Unfold, Ye Portals Gounod 

20. Onward, Christian Soldiers 

21. Quando Corpus (Stabat Mater) Rossini 

22. Gloria Patria (Arr. by Kirk) Weber 

ROSE CROIX CHOIR 

Mabel Sharp Herdien, Soprano 

Louise Harrison Slade, Contralto 

John B. Miller, Tenor Carver Williams, Basso 

Assisted by 

Emil Kopp, Cornet, and Oriental Consistory Choir 



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3HNO.SHOOR32 

ERFECTKTJUN. WARDEN 



'" s r wise mpG**' 




NORMAN J. ROSS.32 
PERFECT KT ORATOR 



PERFECT KT. MASTER OF CER. 



WILLIAM B.MOAK.32' 



Gourgas Chapter Rose Croix, H-R-D-M 

Ancient ^mtXttttXtl) attD Northern 

*S? mbtzmtl) Degree* j^ZLn 

RUe "THE JUBILEE YEAR' U ' S/A ''' 

Chicago, 111. April, 1917 



STAFF OF OFFICERS 

Benjamin S. Wilson. . . Most Wise Master 

Christopher Vandeventer. . . .Perfect Kt. Sen. Warden 

John D. Shoop Perfect Knight Junior Warden 

Norman J. Ross Perfect Knight Orator 

Robert M. Johnson Perfect Knight Treasurer 

Chester S. Gurney Perfect Knight Secretary 

Roy W. Hill Perfect Knight Master of Ceremonies 

Edgar Bogardus. Perfect Kt. Asst. Master of Ceremonies 

William B. Moak Perfect Knight Hospitaler 

Robert J. Daly Perfect Knight Guard 

William Greig Tyler 

Clayton W. Ferguson Master of Wardrobe 

Edmund H. Spratlin Assistant Master of Wardrobe 

Walter E. Marble Assistant Master of Wardrobe 

Richard R. Trench Musical Director Emeritus 

Charles Kirk Musical Director 

Charles L. Russ Stage Director 

Harry D. Piatt Choir Director 

Hudson H. Kellogg Assistant Choir Director 

Thomas B. Lambert .Electric Director 

FAITH— HOPE— CHARITY 

Faith is the great incentive, 
Hope the sustaining power, 
Love the force that moves the world. 

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Gourgas Chapter Rose Croix, H-R-D-M 

fncient ^ n j g {, t f t j, ,g m m1 j Northern 
Accepted ** frftlettt ' 170 Masonic 

Scottish (LiLie^r. .W Jurisdiction 

RUe "THE JUBILEE YEAR' U ' S ' A/ - 

Chicago, 111. April, 1917 



Tuesday, April 17th, 1917, 5:00 P. M. 

"Blessed is the man who trusteth in the Lord" 

Under the Direction of 
Christopher Vandeventer.'.33° Degree Master 

CAST OF CHARACTERS 

Benjamin S. Wilson Most Wise Master 

Christopher Vandeventer Senior Warden 

John D. Shoop Junior Warden 

Norman J. Ross Orator 

Roy W. Hill Master of Ceremonies 

Edgar Bogardus Assistant Master of Ceremonies 

William B. Moak Hospitaler 

COMPANY OF ANCIENTS 

Hudson H. Kellogg, Venerable Master of Ancients 

David E. Gibson Harry Smith 

Lester S. Love John H. Cook 

William R. Todd John D. Corlett 

Louis C. Wagner Robt. C. Abt 

Ralph W. Nordlie H. S. Etherington 

A. R. Chamberlain W. W. Emmons 

J. H. Volkman C. V. Rice 

Alexander Fader Herman Stuart 

Lewis L. Stevens James F. Rowley 

H. P. Teare Jos. H. MacDonald 
Edwin Wikeland 



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Gourgas Chapter Rose Croix, H-R-D-M 

Ancient mis fo pf ^ ^^ mt} Northern 

Accepted v Ita*Hrmi ' 1«o Masonic 

Scottish JksVilltin. .10 Jurisdiction 

BUe "THE JUBILEE YEAR- U ' S ' A '' 

Chicago, 111. April, 1917 

Tuesday, April 17th, 1917, 7:30 P. M. 

"Love ye each other" 

Under the Direction of 
Benjamin S. Wilson. '.33° Degree Master 

STAFF OF OFFICERS 

Benjamin S. Wilson Most Wise Master 

Christopher Vandeventer. . . .Perfect Kt. Sen. Warden 

John D. Shoop Perfect Knight Junior Warden 

Norman J. Ross Perfect Knight Orator 

Robert M. Johnson Perfect Knight Treasurer 

Chester S. Gurney Perfect Knight Secretary 

Roy W. Hill Perfect Knight Master of Ceremonies 

Edgar Bogardus. . . .Perfect Knight Asst. Master of Cer. 

William B. Moak Perfect Knight Hospitaler 

Robert J. Daly Perfect Knight Guard 

William Greig Tyler 

Clayton W 7 . Ferguson Master of W f ardrobe 

Walter E. Marble Assistant Master of Wardrobe 

Charles L. Russ Stage Director 

Richard R. Trench Musical Director Emeritus 

Charles Kirk Musical Director 

Harry D. Piatt Choir Director 

Hudson H. Kellogg Assistant Choir Director 

Thomas B. Lambert Electrical Director 

THE WORD OF LIFE will only be discovered 
by those who seek it in the Light of the Christ 
Principle; that Constructive Principle which is 
the Rule and Guide of all those who have dili- 
gently sought to find it. 



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(I— -nU— .lid — Mil — |H|_,|||__ !!<!__ HH.^_ I |II—— «« — Hlf* 



Hm OSem'gna 



Lead, Kindly Light ! amid th' encircling gloom, 

Lead thou me on; 

The night is dark, and I am far from home, 

Lead thou me on; 

Keep thou my feet; I do not ask to see 

The distant scene; one step enough for me. 

I was not ever thus, nor prayed that thou 

Shouldst lead me on; 

I loved to choose and see my path; but now 

Lead thou me on: 

I loved the garish day, and spite of fears 

Pride ruled my will. Remember not past years. 

So long thy power has blessed me, sure it still 

Will lead me on 

O'er moor and fen, o'er crag and torrent, till 

The night is gone; 

And with the morn those angel faces smile 

Which I have loved long since and lost awhile. 

— John Henry Newman, 1833 

"There is no other Name under heaven given among 
men, whereby we may be saved." 

"This commandment give I unto you: that ye love 
one another." 

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OFFICERS OF 
ORIENTAL CONSISTORY S.-.R%R*Sa 

A.-.A-.S.-.R.. 





'HARRIS W.HUEHL, 33° 
FIRST LIEUT. COMMANDER 



LIAM L.5HARP.3 
10 UEUT.COMMANDE 




RBINE J.HERRMANN.33 C FRANK C.ROUNDY, 33° 

ASTER OF CERE'- HOSPITALER 



j 

Oriental Consistory, S'- P*. R. • S'. j 

Ancient jQJneteetttf) tO CfWtg* Northern J 

Accepted .v -%--%*♦»* 7r\<+~-*.*.* Masonic 

Scottish 0ecortO Degrees jurisdiction j 

Rlte "THE JUBILEE YEAR" U ' S ' A '- j 

Chicago, 111. April, 1917 

I 

i^— «ii^— 1»—— m-^mi^— nii-^— b»-^— n-^— bp— on— »»— » u— an^— bb— — bb— hb^— ia^— m^— an^— un— — «b-^bb— m i | i 

STAFF OF OFFICERS 1915-1917 

George W. McFatrich Commander-in-Chief 

Harris W. Huehl First Lieutenant Commander 

William L. Sharp Second Lieutenant Commander 

Edward L. Johnson Orator 

James W. Parker Chancellor 

Robert M. Johnson Treasurer 

Chester S. Gurney Secretary 

Urbine J. Herrmann Master of Ceremonies 

Nelson N. Lampert Assistant Master of Ceremonies 

Frank C. Roundy Hospitaler 

Charles L. Russ Engineer and Seneschal 

Robert J. Daly Captain of the Guard 

William Greig Sentinel Emeritus 

Charles E. Wackerhagen Sentinel 

Robert Dowie Assistant Sentinel 

Richard R. Trench Musical Director Emeritus 

Charles Kirk Musical Director and Organist 

Abel M. White Prelate 

Henry R. Hopkins Prior 

William A. Pittsford Steward 

Fred W. Raven Aide to Commander-in-Chief 

Rudolph H. Hanke Aide to Commander-in-Chief 

David E. Gibson Official Photographer 

William E. Buehler Chief of Medical Corps 

Edgar A. Russell Publisher of Bulletin 



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I ] " " '; 

Oriental Consistory, S- • P. . R. . S. . 

Ancient Northern 

Accepted (graitD POtttlff. ' .t9° Masonic 

Scottish Jurisdiction 

Rite „ THE JUBILEE YEAR" U.'.S.'.A.\ 

Chicago, 111. April, 1917 



Wednesday, April 18th, 1917, 9:30 A. M. 

"Sworn Knights of Justice, Truth and Tolerance" 

Under the Direction of 
William L. Sharp.*. 33° Degree Master 

CAST OF CHARACTERS 

Grand Pontiff Olin M. Caward 

Philetus Warren E. Shirey 

Senior Prelate John F. Futcher 

Junior Prelate Charles A. Gage 

Grand Orator Leslie W. Beebe 

Sage George J. Haberer 

Senior Deacon James W. Vallentyne 

Junior Deacon Dan E. Meyer 

Spirit of Darkness Robert M. Johnson 

Spirit of Masonry Oliver J. Graham 

Hermes H. S. Etherington 

Manu Benjamin C. Allin 

Philo John C. Leppert 

John W. A. Pittsford 

Grand Oracle Harry D. Piatt 

Gonfalonier Walter Graham 

Gonfalonier Henry L. Fernbach 

Grand Trumpeter Clarence F. Lauer 

Grand Trumpeter Frank M. Huston 

First Evil Spirit Charles V. Rice 

Second Evil Spirit Edw. Gegenheimer 

Third Evil Spirit Sidney G. Many 

Fourth Evil Spirit Donnel C. Howe 

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i 



Oriental Consistory, S*. P- '• R. • S-*. 

Ancient Northern 

Accepted (JgtanO POtttlff. ' .19° Masonic 

Scottish Jurisdiction 

Bite <> THE JUBILEE YEAR" V.\S.:A.\ 

Chicago, 111. April, 1917 



{Continued from previous page) 

Fifth Evil Spirit William F. Lautenslager 

I Sixth Evil Spirit Harry Ordway 

First Good Spirit Roy K. Wheeler 

Second Good Spirit A. C. Piper 

Third Good Spirit Murray N. Billings 

Fourth Good Spirit Carl A. Miller 

i Fifth Good Spirit Roy D. Johnson 

I Sixth Good Spirit Jay L. Brewster 

! Grand Instructor Arthur J. Francis 

Cross Bearer Clyde I. Backus 

Cross Bearer W. J. Bartholf 

Thurifer Harry Smith 

Thurifer Max E. Peltzer 

Acolyte Jas. F. Rowley 

I Acolyte H. C. Taylor 

Cardinal George C. Besold 

Cardinal Victor H. Sweinhart 

Knight of Convent H. B. Pinney 

Knight of Convent W. C. Van Allen 

Bishop Henry Allen 

Bishop J. C. Matthews 

Papal Nuncio Alex W. Burt 

Prelate Lloyd E. W r ork 

Prelate John H. Cook 

Monk Fred Hunche 

Monk James J. Elwell 

Guard Walter E. Marble 

Guard William F. Knoch 

Guard Alexander M. Ross 

Guard Peter B. Brown 



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15z a S©an 

It's a mighty good thing, white you re running life's 

race 
Just to pause, as you go, and to come face to face 
With your conscience, and ask it a question, or two; 
For it's right you should know what your life means 

to you. 

Have you done things worth while, have you drifted 

along, 
Have you filled it with sighs, have you filled it with 

song, 
Have you helped when you should, have you tried to 

do right, 
Have you struggled for good, or just fought on for 

might? 

Have you given your hand to some fellow in need, 
Have you sneered at the man ivho was not of your 

creed, 
Have you been open-hearted and ready to do, 
Have you tried to be just, have you tried to be true? 

In your judgment of men, have you always been fair, 
Have you learned to forgive in the face of despair, 
Have you fought against greed, or succumbed to its lust. 
Have you learned what it means to protect and to trust? 

Oh, it's easy to preach and it's easy to tell 

Of the other chap's faults— but your own faults, ah 

well! 
We are cowards at times, and the truth, you will find, 
Is a thing we dislike, for it's rather unkind. 

But the Past, let it rest. Give a thought to To-day 
And To-morrow, as well, for the Time's growing gray; 
Do the things that you should, do the best that you can, 
Crown your life with your deeds — be a red-blooded 
man! 

— Wegefarth 



Forty-six 



Oriental Consistory, S'. P*. R*. S*. 

Ancient Northern 

Accepted ptlllCe Of LlfcattUg. ' .22° Masonic 
Scottish Jurisdiction 

Rite „ THE JUBILEE YEAR" U..S..A.'. 

Chicago, HI. April, 1917 



Wednesday, April 18th, 1917, 11 :30 A. M. 

"Teach all men that labor is honorable" 

Under the Direction of 

William L. Sharp. '.33° Degree Master 

CAST OF CHARACTERS 

Thrice Puissant William Leslie Sharp 

Senior Grand Warden Charles A. Mayo 

Junior Grand Warden Llewellyn L. Abbott 

Orator William B. Moak 

Master of Ceremonies Jay L. Brewster 

Captain of Guard Robert J. Daly 

WORKMEN 

James T. Downey Lester H. Lanyon 

James T. Knight Charles E. Shearman 

Eugene T. Skinkle George A. Hubbard 

Just Humble Impartial Cautious 

INCIDENTAL MUSIC 

ORIENTAL CONSISTORY CHOIR 
Charles Kirk Organist and Director 

Tenors Basses 

Frank Barnard Arthur Ranous 

William J. Oliver Frank Collins 

John Matheny W. O. Smith 

Arthur C. Kraft Julian Worthington 



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Oriental Consistory, S'- P. • R*. S'. 

Ancient Northern 

Accepted S@a0tet ftO ^Itam.'.20° Masonic 

Scottish Jurisdiction 

Bite "THE JUBILEE YEAR" U.\S.\A.\ 

Chicago, 111. April, 1917 



Wednesday, April 18th, 1917, 1 :30 P. M. 

"Liberality — Brotherly Love — Charity" 

Under the Direction of 
John Wilson Hill. .33° Degree Master 

25th Anniversary of the Initiation of Frederick 
the Great. Period: August 14th-15th, 1763 

FIRST SECTION 

Bepresenting the Lodge of the Union, founded 1742 
by the Master Lodge, "Three Globes," to confer the 
Scottish Bite Degree. 

CAST OF CHARACTERS 

Master Charles A. Gage 

Senior Warden Hervey E. Keeler 

Junior Warden Jay L. Brewster 

Orator Henry M. Walker 

Treasurer A. Scott Dowd 

Secretary Wm. F. Knoch 

Senior Deacon Harris W. Huehl 

Junior Deacon Lewis B. Conolly 

Hospitaler Benjamin C. Allin 

Tyler Wm. Greig 

f-R. L. Leonard 
Two Old Masons t Rudolph Hanke 

{Continued on next page) 



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Oriental Consistory, S- 


\P.-.R.'.S.\ 


Ancient Northern 
Accepted 0@a0tCt flD l^itaiU. ' .20° Masonic 
Scottish Jurisdiction 
Bite „ THE JUBILEE YEAR" U..S..A:. 


Chicago, 111. 


April, 1917 


(Continued from previous 


page) 


SECOND SECTION 


: 


The Grand Lodge of the "Three Globes" 


Fred'k II, King of Prussia, 

Venerable Master John W. Swatek 

Prince Fred'k William, 

Senior Grand Warden Harry D. Piatt 

Prince Charles Albrecht, 

Junior Grand Warden Mark D. Rider 

Baron von Bielfeld, Grand Orator.. .Geo. W. Christopher 

Baron von Oberg, Grand Treasurer Roy W. Hill 

Baron von Lowen, Grand Secretary. . . .Chas. B. Gibson 
Baron von Striven, 

Senior Grand Deacon Adna J. Cornell 

Count Truch-Sess of Waldberg, 

Junior Grand Deacon John R. Dicus 


Baron von Keyserling, 

Grand Hospitaler 


Frank H. Pierre 


Herr Hinuber, Grand Master of Hanover.. .Wm. L. Sharp 
Francis I, Emperor, 

Grand Master of Austria John J. Tobias 


Prince von Kaunitz, Aid to Francis 
Gen. Wallraven, Prisoner of State. . 
Marshal Daun of Austria 


Fred V. Sauter 

. . . Hiram L. Wiltze 
Robert J. Daly 


Marshal Laudon of Austria 

Trumpeter 

Aid to Frederick 


.Charles W 7 . Seneco 

Wm. Wade 

. . Elisha H. Calvert 


Aid to Hinuber 0. ] 

Grenadiers 


H. Chamberlain, Jr. 
r Walter L. Marble 
\Jos. M. Johnson 



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Oriental Consistory, S'. P*. R*. S-' 



Ancient 

Accepted 

Scottish 

Bite 

Chicago, 111. 



Cirief of tfte 
Ca&ernacle.\23° 

THE JUBILEE YEAR" 



Northern 

Masonic 

Jurisdiction 

U.S..A:. 

April, 1917 



Wednesday, April 18th, 1917, 3:45 P. M. 

"With hearts divested of impurity" 

Under the Direction of 
Leslie W. Beebe.\32° Degree Master 

CAST OF CHARACTERS 

Moses William H. Sleepeck 

Aaron Fred C. Payne 

Nadab Leslie W. Beebe 

Abihu Perley E. Gunton 

Aholiab Samuel M. Raymond 

Bezaleel Frank G. Barnard 

Eleazar Arthur W. Chapman 

Ithamar . Fred W. Dabbert 

Mishael J Captains 1 Thomas J. Dixon 

Elzaphan \of Guard J G. H. Weideling 

Orator Albert Daniels 

Master of Ceremonies John H. Cook 



Elizur 






"Alexander McK. Ross 


Shelumiel 






Carl A. Miller 


Nahshon 






S. M. Perrigo 


Nathaneel 






Henry L. Fernbach 


Eliab 






H. Stuart 


Elishama 
Gamaliel 


» Guards . . . 


.... 


Charles E. Shearman 
F. Earl Gottner 


Abidan 






F. J. Posta 


Ahiezer 






William H. Whitcomb 


Pagiel 






John B. Dicus 


Eliasaph 






Donnell C. Howe 


Ahira 






Edw. Geggenheimer 




(Continued on 


next page) 



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Oriental Consistory, S'- P.". R*. S*. 

Ancient ^j^ pf ^ Northern 

Accepted flraftsmarlr * ?3° Masonic 

Scottish liUHUeinttWC. .£5 Jurisdiction 

RiU "THE JUBILEE YEAR" U ' S ' A/ 

Chicago, 111. April, 1917 



(Continued from previous page) 

Machir "] f L. C. Cramer 

Gilead C. B. Kreysler 

Phinehus - Musicians J Emil Kopp 

Zaccur Alfred Ziehm 

Shaphat J [ Roy Westerveldt 

WORKERS IN WOOD AND METAL 

Pharez F. P. Armbruster 

Er B. C. Allin 

Onan M. J. Winder 

Shelah H. S. Etherington 

Ozni W. F. Lautenslager 

Zerah George H. Carter 

Gadidiel David James 

Zahleel Earl J. Walker 

Shedeur A. G. White 

Caleb W. W. Emmons 

Elon W. H. Cottrell 

Igal G. H. Glaser 

Nahbi — Merchant Samuel E. Riser 

Sered — Shepherd William Chitty 

Machi — Herdsman Clyde Gilmore 

LEVITES 

Gershon Buell B. Dutton 

Korath . . .Harry R. Lakin 

Merari Arthur E. Gibbons 

Libni William Groh 

Shimei Harry Skinkle 

Amran Alex. Sclanders 

Izehar Charles V. Rice 

Hebron H. E. Elliott 

Uzziel. . . .Charles W. Seneco Mahli. . . .E. L. Pierson 
Zuriel. .William H. Slingluff Mushi E. B. Printup 



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Oriental Consistory, S-*. P*. R '• S-". 

Ancient Northern 

Accepted QjJUgtCal PtOgtam Of 23° Masonic 
Scottish Jurisdiction 

Rite „ THE JUDILEE YEAR" U.'.S.A.'. 

Chicago, 111. April, 1917 



TWENTY-THIRD DEGREE 

1. Processional — Boruch Shenosan Traditional 

2. 0! Praise God Ancient Chant 

3. Boruch Adonoy Traditional 

4. Traditional 

5. S'ma Yisroel Traditional 

C. Boruch Shenosan Traditional 

7. Boruch Shenosan Traditional 

Note. — This ancient Hebrew music has never been 
printed. It has been handed down, in manuscript, 
from father to son for many generations. It is used 
through the courtesy of a fraternal Jewish Choir Mas- 
ter. 



ORIENTAL CONSISTORY CHOIR 

Charles Kirk Organist and Director 

Tenors Basses 

Frank Barnard Arthur Ranous 

William J. Oliver Frank Collins 

John Matheny W. 0. Smith 

Arthur C. Kraft Julian Worthington 

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a Perfect Life 

The mystic problem of our lives 

We all would like to know, 

Ah Yes! to know from whence we came 

And whither we do go. 

Also the very reason why 

We're here on earth at all 

Since life is one great paradox, 

The strangest thing of all. 

For instance, take this simple fact, 

A truth that makes us sad, 

Why chief est good in man will bow 

Alas! to potent bad. 

Again, one single tiny thought 

(Oh how it grieves to tell,) 

May change man's destiny forthwith 

From heaven unto hell. 

And yet, dear heart, there's hope for all! 
Yes, all can win this strife! 
By thinking, speaking, doing right 
We gain A PERFECT LIFE! 

Within each human breast there dwells 

A very potent guide, 

The voice of our own conscience, 

'Gainst vanity and pride 

Throughout the journey of our life 

Until we reach our goal, 

Eternal happiness and bliss, 

The aim of each true soul. 

But still, life is a paradox! 

Ah yes! 'tis strange! 'tis odd! 

For proof we need but point to man, 

The image of his God. 

How many know that blameless life, 
| That happy life of ease, 

The fruit of earnest efforts, when 
! The soul doth live in peace? 

And yet, dear heart, there's hope for all! 
Yes, all can win this strife! 
By thinking, speaking, doing right 
5 We gain A PERFECT LIFE! 

! Frederick H. Ackemann/ .32 l 

i Published by Permission. 

Copyright, 1917, by Frederick H. Ackemann, Elgin, Illinois. 
i All Rights Reserved. 



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Oriental Consistory, S*. P.". R'. S*. 

Ancient Northern 

Accepted pattiatCf) H30aCftite.'.2l° Masonic 
Scottish Jurisdiction 

Bite „ THE jubilee YEAR" V.\S;.A.\ 

Chicago, 111. April, 1917 



Wednesday, April 18th, 1917, 7:30 P. M. 

"Just — Humble — Impartial — Cautious" 

Under the Direction of 
William H. Bied.\33° Degree Master 

CAST OF CHARACTERS 
Lieutenant Commander, 

Count of Westphalia William H. Ried 

Count Reinfred of Loergia S. Warren Barnes 

Adolph the Saxon, Knight Baronet. .Elmer D. Brothers 

Richard, King of England Rawson Bennet 

Altendorf, Baron of Rheda William J. Downey 

Isador, a Count of Bohemia Robert J. Conolly 

Thaddeus, a Count of Poland William P. Crocket 

Philippe Agustus, King of France. . . .Wm. H. Beckman 
Alphonso VIII, King of Castile. .William F. Lautenslager 

Fernando, a Count of Italy Leslie W. Beebe 

Knud VI, King of Denmark James W. Thorp 

Eric of Denmark, 

Knight of Guards Arthur F. Hussander 

Knight of Chancery Henry F. Pennington, Sr. 

Orator Frank P. Sadler 

r George E. Yetter 

\Roy W. Hill 

„ , „ , ( Harry Smith 

Court Guards ^ _ _ T7 „ , 

\C. W. Beach 

(Continued on next page) 



J 

Court Attendants 



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Oriental Consistory, S*. P*. R*. S.'. 

Ancient Northern 

Accepted patriate!) jftoacfnte. .21° M « sofi ' c 

Scottish Jurisdiction 

Rite -the JUBILEE YEAR" U..S..A.'. 

Chicago, 111. April, 1917 



(Continued from previous page) 

CAST OF CHARACTERS 

Knight Warder Oliver J. Graham 

Knight of Finances Robert M. Johnson 

Knight Grand Secretary Chester S. Gurney 

Knight of Records Elmer E. Lampert 

Knight Grand Master at Arms Robert J. Daly 

Knight Grand Master of Robes. . .Clayton W. Ferguson 

Knight Grand Sentinel William Greig 

Stage Director Charles L. Russ 

Knight Alchemist Thomas B. Lambert 

Musical Director and Organist Charles M. Kirk 

Cornet William H. Wade 

GUARDS 

Corporal of Guard Dan E. Meyer 

George A. Hubbard Chas. W. Seneco 

Chas. E. Shearman B. A. Campbell 

Edward Barthel J. D. Corlett 

Lester H. Lanyon B. F. Gee 

C. A. Londelious John Motion 

T. C. Philips F. H. Ziebel 

ORIENTAL CONSISTORY CHOIR 
Charles Kirk Organist and Director 

Basses 

Arthur Ranous 

Frank Collins 
W. 0. Smith 

Julian Worthington 



Tenors 1 


Frank Barnard 


William J. Oliver 


John Matheny 


Arthur C. Kraft 






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Oriental Consistory, S*. P.*. R.'. S- 



Ancient 

Accepted 

Scottish 

Bite 

Chicago, 111. 



Prince of tfte 
Ca6etnacle.*.24° 

"THE JUBILEE YEAR" 



Northern 

Masonic 

Jurisdiction 

U.'.S.'.A.-. 

April, 1917 



Thursday, April 19th, 1917, 9:30 A. M. 

"The Work of God is the Book of God" 

Under the Direction of 
John Wilson Hill.\33° Degree Master 

CAST OF CHARACTERS 

Solomon, King of Israel James A. Lyons 

Hiram, King of Tyre Andrew J. Redmond 



Adoniram 

Joabert 

Stolkin 

Selec 

Gareb 



INTENDANTS OF 

THE BUILDING, 

Successors of 

HIRAM THE 

BUILDER 



Joseph A. Painter 
Robert C. Abt 
Louis L. Stevens 
Samuel M. Raymond 
Isaac Steifel 



Moabim Fred Ruseh 

Ahishar, Master of Ceremonies Hugo Krause 

Zerbal, Captain of the Guard. . .George J. Kurzenknabe 

Pharaoh, King of Egypt Charles E. Shearman 

Og, King of Bashan William Hanson 

Sibon, King of Ammonites Douglass A. Payne 

Acish, King of Gath George A. Curwen 

Phrenes, Egyptian Priest George W. Christopher 

Nimas, Priest of Babylon Raymond L. Leonard 

Arbaces, Phoenician Priest Plato G. Emery 

Agron, Athenian Priest George Catto 

Menon, a Brahman Charles A. Rhode 

Azra, Persian Priest Frank E. Wilson 

Hadad, an Edomite Fred V. Sauter 

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Ancient 

Accepted 

Scottish 

Bite 

Chicago, 111. 



prince of tfie 
Ca6ernacle.\24° 

"THE JUBILEE YEAR" 



Northern 

Masonic 

Jurisdiction 

U..S..A.'. 

April, 1917 



(Continued from previous page) 



Emil Kopp 
C. H. Kreysler 
Alfred Ziehm 



Perley E. Gunton 
Fred C. Rojahn, Jr. 
George W. Lloyd 



Frank Barnard 
Arthur C. Kraft 
William J. Oliver 
Arthur Ranous 



MUSICIANS 

L. C. Cramer 
Roy Westerveldt 
William Kirkland 

RAMS HORNS 

Robert H. Livingstone 
Peter Boiler 
William H. Rowland 

CHORISTERS 

John R. Matheny 
Frank H. Collins 
William O. Smith 
Julian Worthington 



PRIESTS AND LEVITES 

Zadoc, the High Priest H. F. Pennington, Jr. 

John R. Small Carl A. Miller 

Frank M. Huston August F. Kruse 

Alfred E. Carrier Hudson Kellogg 



REARERS OF THE ARK 



W r illiam F. Knoch 
Thomas H. Hood 



Fred C. Gurney 
Henry E. Ackerburg 



BANNER BEARERS 

Charles M. Atkinson John Howatt 

Herbert S. Etherington Roy K. Wheeler 

Israelites, Workmen, Retainers of the Kings and 
Priests, etc. Company of Guards 



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OBacJ) an iDis ©ton Congue 

A fire mist and a planet, a crystal and a cell; 

A jelly-fish and saurian, and caves where the cave 
men dwell. 

Then a sense of law and beauty, and a face turned 
from the clod — 

Some call it Evolution, and others call it God. 



A haze on the far horizon, the infinite tender sky 

The ripe, rich tint of the cornfield, and the wild geese 
sailing high; 

And all over upland and lowland the charm of the 
goldenrod — 

Some of us call it Autumn, and others call it God. 

Like tides on a crescent sea-beach, when the moon is 
new and thin, 

Into our hearts high yearnings come welling and 
surging in — 

Come from the mystic ocean whose rim no foot has 
trod — 

Some of us call it Longing, and others call it God. 

A picket frozen on duty, a mother starved for her 
brood, 

Socrates drinking the hemlock, and Jesus on the rood; 

And millions who, humble and nameless, the straight, 
hard pathway plod — 

Some call it Consecration, and others call it God. 

— William Herbert Carruth 



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Cfte JFIag ©oes IBp 

I 

Hats off! . 

Along the street there comes 

A blare of bugles, a ruffle of drums, 

A flash of color beneath the sky: 

Hats off! 

The flag is passing by! 

Blue and crimson and white it shines, 

Over the steel-tipped, ordered lines. 

Hats off! 

The colors before us fly; 

But more than the flag is passing by: 

Sea-fights and land-fights, grim and great, 

Fought to make and to save the State; 

Weary marches and sinking ships; 

Cheers of victory on dying lips; 

Days of plenty and years of peace; 
March of a strong land's swift increase; 
Equal justice, right and law, 
Stately honor and reverend awe: 

Sign of a nation, great and strong 

To ward her people from foreign wrong; 

Pride and glory and honor — all 

Live in the colors to stand or fall. 

Hats off! 

Along the street there comes 

A blare of bugles, a ruffle of drums; 

And loyal hearts are beating high: 

Hats off! 

The flag is passing by! 

Henry Holcomb Bennett(1863) 



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Oriental Consistory, S*. P*. R. • S*. j 

Ancient J&jiJgty D f t fte TBt^ttl ^rthern \ 

Accepted ftrmfttt ' 2*° Masonic 

Scottish «HJ«1U. .40 Jurisdiction • 

"THE JUBILEE YEAR" 

Chicago, 111. April, 1917 

! 

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1 

Thursday, April 19th, 1917, 11:45 A. M. 

"To purify the soul of its alloy of earthliness" 

Under the Direction of 
Harris W. Huehl.\33° Degree Master 

CAST OF CHARACTERS 

Most Puissant Leader, Moses Harris W. Huehl 

Joshua, Senior Warden John W. Swatek 

Caleb, Junior Warden Walter E. Marble 

High Priest, Eleazer William P. Crockett 

Eliab Alexander McK. Ross 

Abihu William S. Peavey 

Koran Wm. F. Lautenslager 

Master of Ceremonies Jay L. Brewster 

Captain of Guard Geo. C. Besold 

Reader of Prologue John Wilson Hill 

Chief of Conspirators Edmund H. Spratlen 

Acolyte Charles R. Lyon 

Acolyte George W. Lloyd 

Candle Bearer Roy K. Wheeler 

Candle Bearer Robert C. Abt 

CONSPIRATORS 

John H. Cook Cyrus W. Hoyt 

Henry Fernbach John D. Corlett 

Charles W. Seneco L. L. Stevens 

Jay Gerber George A. Hubbard 

Hyman Rosenbaum Charles V. Rice 

J. W. Campbell Edw. Gegenheimer 
Harry Smith 

! 

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Oriental Consistory, S*. P'- R'- S. # . 

Ancient ^ U0 j ca I prO0tattt0 Northern 

Accepted ^ - o £L Ji Q Masonic 

Scottish £,D miu AV Jurisdiction 

"THE JUBILEE YEAR" XJ '' S '' A: ' 
Chicago, 111. April, 1917 



TWENTY-FIFTH DEGREE 

1. The Lord Is My Shepherd Old Melody 

2. Thou Whose Power, "Moses in Egypt" . . . Rossini 

3. O Pray for the Peace of Jerusalem Knox 

4. Hear My Voice O God Gregorian 

5. Hear Thou My Prayer Bohm 

Frank Collins 

6. Blessed Be the Lord Gregorian 

7. Triumphal March. 



TWENTY-SIXTH DEGREE 

1. Hear My Prayer Protheroe 

2. Calvary Rodney 

Frank Collins 

3. Thou Whose Almighty Word Giardini 

4. Alleluia, Sing to Jesus Jude 

5. Come, Holy Ghost Plainsong 

ORIENTAL CONSISTORY CHOIR 

Charles Kirk Organist and Director 

Tenors Basses 

Frank Barnard Arthur Ranous 

William J. Oliver Frank Collins 

John Matheny W. 0. Smith 

Arthur C. Kraft Julian Worthington 

!! 
l | l i i«-— »«^—« »^— m^— «»— m— mi— .mi— .■«— .m^— ii— «— m^— «n^— n— n^_ m— m^— n^— h^— i«— — 

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Seeking tfte Criune <SoO 

From earliest days, the Soul of Man hath yearned for 

Thee; 
Creative Wisdom, Loving Power and Source of Good; 
Author of Life and Mind and Will, 
Which man discovered as the attributes 
Of some Great Mind and some Great Power, 
That gave to him Life, Liberty and Love 
Making him rich, and blessed beyond the products of 

the fields, 
The beasts, the reptiles and the birds; 
Giving to him dominion over these. 

At first, and in the weakness of his undeveloped mind, 

Lacking the vital spark which only love supplies; 

Man sought for Thee in fields, in woods; 

He looked to find Thee in floods and floes, 

He sought Thee in the Sun and Moon and Stars; 

He thought of Thee as in the Thunder's roar, 

And in the flashes of the Lightning's light, 

And in his ignorance of Thee, his lack of love, 

He Worshipped these in evidence of Thee. 

But with the increase of the years, Light and Intelli- 
gence 
Began to dawn within his dark mind; 
The purifying, vitalizing power of love, 
And strength of Will, began to find their place. 
Experience, memory, conscience held their sway, 
The fruits of Life began to ripen and give forth, 
And thus, within himself, man found his God; 
The Soul of Wisdom and of Love, 
The Great Infinite Oversold. 

From that auspicious and inspiring day of great dis- 
covery, 
When man began to see within himself 
The counterpart of Thee, long sought without; 
Only to be discovered by the effort of himself, 
In putting passion in control of mind, 
In building true and straight his character, 
In using this constructive house in service 
To his fellow man, inspiring him to seek 
The Christ, the Son of God. 

Inspired by thoughts on the Twenty-Sixth degree. — E. A. R. 



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Oriental Consistory, S*. P*. R*. S*. 

Ancient , Northern 

Accepted pntUC Of 8@etCg. ' .26° Masonic 

Scottish Jurisdiction 

Rite „ THE JUBILEE y EAR » U..S.-.A/. 

Chicago, 111. April, 1917 



Thursday, April 19th, 1917, 2:00 P. M. 

"Wisdom — Force — Harmony" 

Under the Direction of 
Edgar A. Russell. '.32° Degree Master 

CAST OF CHARACTERS 

Chief Prince John D. Cleveland 

Senior Warden George C. Besold 

Junior Warden Rudolph H. Hanke 

Senior Deacon Henry A. Allen 

Junior Deacon T. Stanley Oodams 

Guard of Palladium George T. Stebbings 

Captain of the Guards Edward J. Rogerson 

Master of Ceremonies Eaton C. Goodenough 

Ancient Indian Instructor Willis Van Allen 

Hindoo Instructor William F. Knoch 

Buddhist Instructor Robert C. Abt 

Persian Instructor Fred B. Leyns 

Sabean Instructor George C. Baldwin 

Druid Instructor Joe Beatty Burtt 

Egyptian Instructor George E. Swartz 

Kabalist Instructor Carl A. Miller 

Christian Instructor Rhys R. Lloyd 

Orator Ninian H. Welch 

Baptist Leroy T. Steward 

Annointer John Woollett 

Server Roy K. Wheeler 

Constans Herbert S. Etherington 

"For inasmuch as ye have done it unto one of the least of 
these, my brethren, ye have done it unto me." Thus is stated 
the Law; that service to our fellow men is the only acceptable 
service which we may render unto God. 



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Oriental Consistory, S*. P.". R.". S-". 

Ancient flUlfgftt Of Northern 

Accepted fe rr nTl ^ hl . 9( *o Masonic 

Scottish 55)r*4n0reU). .^9 Jurisdiction 

"THE JUBILEE YEAR" 
Chicago, 111. April, 1917 



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Thursday, April 19th, 1917, 4:30 P. M. 

"Be faithful, fearless and merciful" 

Under the Direction of 
James W. Parker. '.33° Degree Master 

CHRISTIAN KNIGHTS 

Sieur De Coucy James W. Parker 

Duke De Nevers Nelson N. Lampert 

Count De La Marche Hudson H. Kellogg 

John De Vienne Harry D. Piatt 

Henry De Bar Fred A. Pennington 

Philip De Bar Geo. T. Stebbings 

Henry Wardlow Martin O. Heckard 

Philip of Artois Chas. B. Gibson 

Marshal Boucicalt Wm. A. Boatman 

Guy De La Tremonille John Johnston 

Grand Orator Olin Mason Caward 

TURKISH OFFICIALS 

Sultan Bajazet Elmer D. Brothers 

First Emir Adna J. Cornell 

Second Emir Jay L. Brewster 

Shereef Melidor Robert J. Daly 

Shereef Orasmin Earl L. Thornton 

TURKISH SOLDIERS 

Acors W. Rathbun, Valiant Captain 

Peter B. Brown John R. Small 

Alfred M. Hughmark David A. Smalley 

George A. Jacob Emil H. Sorensen 

Will C. Jacob Henry M. Walker 

Will S. McCleland Charles B. Ott 

Homer H. Schneider Charles H. Graves 

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Oriental Consistory, S- • P- • R- • S°- j 

Ancient IRnfgftt Of Northern j 

Accepted &. . /■ r „Jll w , . on0 Masonic 

Scottish ©t.3nDreto. .29° Jurisdiction 

RUe "THE JUBILEE YEAR" V ' S ' A '- 

Chicago, 111. April, 1917 

,£,—1111 mi mi mi mi mi mi mi mi ml UN mi IIH mi mi mi mi mi mi mi mi mi mi— •}, 

(Continued from previous page) 
MUSICAL PROGRAM 

1. Cross Reproach (Arranged by Trench) Flotow 

2. Ave Maria Mascagni 

Arthur C. Kraft 

3. "Father, We Turn to Thee" Roswig 

4. Kyrie Eleison Trench 

5. Salutaris Hostia Holden 

Arthur Ranous 

6. Allah Bismillah Trench 

7. "Thy Will Be Done" Trench 

8. De Profundis Plainsong 

9. Recessional Hymn, "Servant of God" Barnby 

ORIENTAL CONSISTORY CHOIR 

Charles Kirk Organist and Director 

Tenors Basses 

Frank Barnard Arthur Ranous 

William J. Oliver Frank Collins 

John Matheny W. 0. Smith 

Arthur C. Kraft Julian Worthington 

In this we are taught to practice the virtue 
of Tolerance that we may treat others with 
Justice and consideration even though their 
beliefs and creeds may differ from our own. 



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Oriental Consistory, S*. P*. R*. S". 

Ancient J^ niff f) t CommanDet Of Northern 
Accepted f ? *rp mr}]f , • ? 7 o Masonic 

Sco«i«A ^ <U-*«ipie. *' Jurisdiction 

RUe "THE JUBILEE YEAR" U ' S ' A '' 

Chicago, 111. April, 1917 



Thursday, April 19th, 1917, 7:30 P. M. 

"Humility — Temperance — Chastity — Generosity — 
Honor" 

Under the Direction of 
Harris W. Huehl.\33° Degree Master 

CAST OF CHARACTERS 

In the Order of Appearance 
OFFICERS OF THE CHAPTER OF TEUTONIC KNIGHTS 

Commander-in-Chief Harry Don Piatt 

Marshall Charles B. Gibson 

Turcopolier William F. Lautenslager 

Hospitaler Adna J. Cornell 

Master of Ceremonies Donnel C. Howe 

Seneschal Benjamin C. Allin 

Chancellor Leslie W. Beebe 

First Lieut. Commander Carl A. Miller 

Second Lieut. Commander William H. Dellenback 

Captain of Guard Jay L. Brewster 

Chaplain Samuel H. Smith 

Sentinel Fred Klaner 

GRAND MASTER OF TEUTONIC KNIGHTS 

Sir Herman De Saltza Harris W. Huehl 

OFFICERS OF STATE 

John de Brienne, Titular King of Jerusalem 

Hugo Krause 

James I, King of Aragon Martin 0. Heckard 

fHugh D. Moreland 

Counts Attendant on King J Edwin M. Harrison 

[George Catto 

Lesko V., King of Poland James W. Thorp 

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I 

Oriental Consistory, S- • P '• R*. S*. I 

Ancient ^jgjjt COmmanDet Of Northern 
Accepted - *r> ml| i r • 070 Masonic f 

Scottish lJ W <^*«ipie. .^/ Jurisdiction 

Rit€ "THE JUBILEE YEAR' U ' S ' A/ - 

Chicago, 111. April, 1917 



(Continued from previous page) 

„ . . . , r James F. Rowley, Charles V. Rice, 

Counts Attendant. . J _ , , , „ „ v 
\Rudolph H. Hanke 

Ferdinand III, 

King of Castile and Leon John P. Garner 

r* a xx j x fGeo. C. Stebbings, Clarence F. Lauer 

Counts Attendants n jr , , 

\ George Kurzenknabe 

Ottocar I, King of Bohemia Frederick Rusch 

Count of Toulouse Isaac Stiefel 

Count of Boulogne Thomas R. Ernst 

Count of Ferrarra George J. Haberer 

OFFICERS OF THE CHIVALRIC ORDERS 

Grand Preceptor Order of Temple, 

Sir Alan Marcel H. F. Pennington, Jr. 

Knights of Convent, New Temple, London, 

Sir Hugh de Stockton Dan E. Meyers 

Sir Richard Ranger John H. Cook 

Grand Master of Hospitalers of St. John, 

Sir Guerin de Montague John W. Swatek 

Master of Temple at Paris, 

Sir William Catelli Herman Kiser 

Herald William H. Wade 

ECCLECIASTICS 

Herald of Pontificate Frederick W. Krengel 

Candle Bearers Roy K. Wheeler, Robert Abt 

Cross Bearers Clyde I. Backus, Joe H. MacDonald 

Henry L. Fernbach 
p , . J Harry W. Ordway, Roy D. Johnson, 

Fre ateS IR. E. L. Senderling, J. A. W. Reese 

/Fred J. Hunsche, B. C. Moll, 
MonkS \W. W. Abbott, Victor Metzger 

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Oriental Consistory, S'. P .'. R*. S*. 

Ancient J^njgfjt ComiUanDet Of ^rthern 
Accepted - ^v^i, • ?7 o Masonic 

Scottish l V* «U*«4US. .^/ Jurisdiction 

RUe "THE JUBILEE YEAR- U ' S ' A y 

Chicago, 111. April, 1917 



(Continued from previous page) 

Papal Nuncio Alexander W. Burt 

Cross Bearer Emil C. M. Appelt 

Bishop of Bethlehem Charles M. Atkinson 

Bishop of Paris William E. Buehler 

Count of Flanders William A. Boatman 



("Robert Rullman 



Pages ■< George B. Jennings 

[Morris Frolick 

Patriarch of Jerusalem James McCredie 

Gonfalonier Philip M. Mallen 

Private Secretary to Pope Clarence McClellan 

A , . [Albert Beath 

Ac0lyteS {George-W.Lloyd 

rr,, .- [Harry Smith 

ThunferS lMaxE.Peltzer 

~ ,. , f George W. Christopher 

Cardinals *{ ~ T * . , - 

\G. J. Weiskopf 

Pope Honorius (Oronota) III Sylvanus W. Barnes 

PAPAL GUARDS 

William F. Knoch John Miles 

Alexander McK. Ross, Jr. Fred C. Gurney 
John Strassburger Walter E. Marble 

CANOPY BEARERS 

Edmund H. Spratlen Walter Graham 

Sidney G. Many Frank M. Huston 

Train Bearer Oliver J. Graham 

Teutonic Guards 

His Royal Highness Frederick II, 

Emperor of Germany Frank C. JRoundy 

Aides to Frederick II f Edward Gegenheimer 

Aides to Frederick 11 \Herbert S. Etherington 

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Ancient 

Accepted 

Scottish 

Bite 

Chicago, 111. 



®$wital program 
27° anO 28° 

"THE JUBILEE YEAR" 



Northern 

Masonic 

Jurisdiction 

U.-.S.\A.\ 

April, 1917 



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(Continued from, previous page) 
MUSICAL PROGRAM— 27° 

1. Joy to the World — Chimes. 

2. In the Hour of Trial Lane 

3. When My Last Hour Cometh Lane 

4. Gloria Patri Garret 

5. Through the Night of Doubt Paine 

6. Pange Lingua Ancient Melody 

7. Processional — The Church's One Foun- 

dation Wesley 

8. Gloria Tibi Plainsong 

9. Te Deum Dow 

10. Recessional Ten Thousand Times 

Ten Thousand Dykes 



MUSICAL PROGRAM— 28° 

1. The Heavens Are Telling Haydn 

2. Lord, In Us Thy Spirit Pour West 

3. Great Is the Holy One of Israel Case 

Arthur Ranous 

4. Seeker After Truth, Give Ear Demorest 

5. The Lord Is My Light Plainsong 

6. Lord, In This Thy Mercy's Day West 

7. Response 

8. Celeste Aida Verdi 

Frank Barnard 



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Oriental Consistory, S*. P*. R*. S-* 



Ancient 

Accepted iftntgltt of tbt ©tin. * .28° 

Scottish 
Rite 

Chicago, 111. 



'THE JUBILEE YEAR' 



Northern 

Masonic 

Jurisdiction 

U..S..A:. 

April, 1917 



Friday, April 20th, 1917, 9:00 A. M. 

"The holy things for the holy" 

Under the Direction of 
Leslie W. Beebe.\32° Degree Master 

CAST OF CHARACTERS 



MEMBERS OF THE COUNCIL 

Father Adam Leslie W. Beebe 

Brother Truth Albert Daniels 



Gabriel 

Michael 

Zarakhiel 

Hamaliel 

Tsaphiel 

Auriel 

Raphael 



MALAKOTH 



Americus B. Melville 
John B. Dicus 
William H. Sleepeck 
Donnel C. Howe 
William H. Whitcomb 
Frank G. Barnard 
Frederick A. Rowe 



Master of Ceremonies Howard A. Alfson 

Herald Perley E. Gunton 

ARALIM 

Aral in the House of Jupiter. . . .Samuel M. Raymond 

Aral in the House of Saturn Hervey E. Keeler 

Aral in the House of the Sun. . .Arthur W. Chapman 

Aral in the House of the Moon. .Wm. F. Lautenslager 

Aral in the House of Mars Eben E. Roberts 

Aral in the House of Mercury George Butters 

„ . _,, , r Wm. Chitty Emmons B. Printup 

Outer Chamber. . . J A/r T „ 7 . , 

\ M. J. Winder 

fWilliam Groh Chas. V. Rice 

Stewards. . . J Harry B. Lakin Fred W. Dabbert 

H. G. Etherington William L. Ruggles 



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COJjo Can Cell 



I 

1 How do we know what hearts have vilest sin? 

! How do we know? 

I Many like sepulchres are foul within, 

I Whose outward garb is spotless as the snow, 

I And many may be pure we think not so. 

i How near to God the souls of such have been, 

I What mercy secret penitence may win! 

' How do we know? 

! 

How can we tell who have sinned more than we? 

How can we tell? 
We think our brother walked guiltily, 
Judging him in self -righteousness ! Ah, well, 
Perhaps had we been driven through the hell 
Of his temptation, we might be 
Less upright in our daily walk than he — 

How can we tell? 

| Dare we condemn the ills that others do? 

I Dare we condemn? 

| Their strength is small, their trials are not few, 

The tide of wrong is difficult to stem, 
And if to us more clearly than to them 
Is given knowledge of the good and true, 
More do they need our help and pity too! 
Dare we condemn? 



| God help us all and lead us day by day! 

f God help us all! 

f We cannot walk alone the perfect way, 

Evil allures us, tempts us, and we fall! 

We are but human and our power is small: 
f Not one of us may boast, and not a day 

Rolls o'er our heads, but each hath need to pray, 
J God help us all! 

? — Harry Larky n 



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Oriental Consistory, S*. P*. R.'. S*. 

Ancient &tm % 3Jn0peCtOt M* Northern 

A 3ff qui rttotCommanDet. " 31* jS^ 

RUe "THE JUBILEE YEAR" U ' S ;'; A '' 

Chicago, 111. April, 1917 

j... . 

Friday April 20th, 1917, 11 :30 A. M. 

"Blessed are the merciful; for they shall obtain mercy" 

Under the Direction of 
H. F. Pennington, Jr..*. 33° Degree Master 

THE SOVEREIGN TRIBUNAL 

H. F. Pennington, Jr. 

Roy K. Wheeler Lloyd E. Work 

Isaac Stiefel 

OFFICERS OF THE TRIBUNAL 

Illustrious Minister of State Arthur M. Millard 

Illustrious Chancellor William F. Knoch 

Illustrious Secretary Thomas H. Hood 

Illustrious Master of Ceremonies Jay L. Brewster 

Illustrious Captain of Guard Robert J. Daly 

Illustrious Lieutenant of Guard. . .Wm. F. Lautenslager 

Illustrious Herald William S. Peavey 

Reverend Priest John H. Engwall 

Executioner Mark S. Rider 

GUARDS 

Hyman Rosenbaum John H. Cook 

Frank M. Huston Cyrus W. Hoyt 

Charles A. Gage Carmi W. Beach 

John H. Volkman Wm. W. Emmons 

Henry S. Ackerberg LeGrand Arnold 

Marshall E. Ward William E. Houchin 
Henry L. Fernbach 

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Ancient <$ tmt} JngpeCtOt 3Jtt* Northern 

RUe "THE JUBILEE YEAR- U ' S ' A '- 

Chicago, 111. April, 1917 



= (Continued from previous page) 

IN THE THURINGIAN FORESTS 

Conrad of Southeim, 

Disguised as a Monk Frederick V. Sauter 

f Phillip of Saxewald, 

| A Knight of Kadosh John D. Cleveland 

I Otto, A Knight Errant William J. Downey 

Hans Hoover, a Peasant '. Hiram L. Wiltse 

NATIVE FORESTERS 

Harry Smith Earl Gottner 

Robert Mullin Walter Steinbach 

George F. Grover Adolph H. Lehman 

William S. Tate August Ugam 

Joseph Sattler H. S. Etherington 

"LEX UNO ORE OMNES ALLOQUITUR" 

Christ King Alfred Zoroaster 

Minos Socrates Moses Confucius 

MUSIC 

1. Soldier's Chorus — "Faust Gounod 

2. Enrt'acte— "William Tell" Rossini 

3. Grand March — "Aida" Verdi 

ORIENTAL CONSISTORY CHOIR 
Charles Kirk Organist and Director 

1'enors Basses 

Frank Barnard Arthur Ranous 

William J. Oliver Frank Collins 

John Matheny W. O. Smith 

Arthur C. Kraft Julian Worthington 



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Oriental Consistory, S'- P'- R'. S'- 

Ancient <$ tmti <gj ect ft m 'gl)t Northern 
Accepted Wtattntth ' 3f\o Masonic 

Scottish l&HUUSD. .3U Jurisdiction 

Rite "THE JUBILEE YEAR- U ' S ' A '' 

Chicago, 111. April, 1917 



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Friday, April 20th, 1917, 2:00 P. M. 

"Be firm, faithful and true unto death" 

Under the Direction of 
Edward L. Johnson. '.33° Degree Master 

CAST OF CHARACTERS 

Illustrious Commander Edward L. Johnson 

Knight Chancellor Hervey Eugene Keeler 

Knight of St. Andrew Christopher Van Deventer 

Knight Commander John P. Garner 

Knight Marshall Clayton 0. Billow 

Knight Preceptor Hugo Krause 

Knight Orator Charles B. Williams 

Knight Prior Wallace Downs 

Knight Almoner Elton C. Armitage 

Knight Guard Robert J. Daly 

Knight Recorder Chester S. Gurney 

Knight Treasurer Robert M. Johnson 

Pilgrim Rudolph Hanke 

Mausoleum Guard John Bowdish 

A Spirit Robert C. Abt 

A Spirit Willard Hyde 

A Monk Robert M. Johnson 

Captain of Guards Pierre H. Gilleland 

GUARDS 

Carl A. Miller Charles H. Kirchner 

A. H. Becker W. F. Lautenslager 

W. W. Emmons Chas M. Atkinson 

A. M. Ross, Jr. Henry L. Fernbach 

Wm. F. Knoch Herman Stuart 

John B. Strasburger 

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Accepted 

Scottish 

Rite 

Chicago, 111. 



aranD elect Unisbt 
&aOo0j).\3O o 

"THE JUBILEE YEAR" 



Northern 

Masonic 

Jurisdiction 

U/.S.'.A.'. 

April, 1917 



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SCENES 

Scene 1 — Ruins of an old Cathedral. 

Scene 2 — A place of departed Spirits. 

Scene 3 — The interior of a Council Hall. 

Scene 4 — Along the road to Jerusalem. 

Scene 5 — A wayside Shrine. 

Scene 6 — Interior of the Teutonic Knights Castle. 

ORIENTAL CONSISTORY CHOIR 
Charles Kirk Organist and Director 



Tenors 

Frank Barnard 

William J. Oliver 
John Matheny 
Arthur C. Kraft 



Basses 

Arthur Ranous 

Frank Collins 
W. 0. Smith 

Julian Worthington 



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7. 

8. 

9. 
10. 
11. 
12. 



SONGS 

The Son of God Goes Forth to War Cutler 

In the Cross 

Hear, Father 

Seven-fold Amen Stainer 

The Son of God Goes Forth to War Cutler 

Miserere Verdi 

Miserere Verdi 

Miserere Verdi 

Miserere Verdi 

The Pipe and the Bowl 

Finicula 

Amen Kirk 

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Oriental Consistory, S- • P • R • S*. 

Ancient ^ U f,lj me j^tintt Of tj)0 Northern 

tSff ^opal secret. ■ .32° ^^Ln 

RUe -THE JUBILEE YEAR" U ' S ' A/ - 

Chicago, 111. April, 1917 






Friday, April 20th, 1917, 6:30 P. M. 

"May the blessing of our Father in Heaven rest 
upon you" 

Under the Direction of 
George W. McFatrich.\33° Degree Master 

Commander-in-Chief George W. McFatrich 

First Lieutenant-Commander Harris W. Huehl 

Second Lieutenant-Commander William L. Sharp 

Orator Edward L. Johnson 

Chancellor James W. Parker 

Master of Ceremonies Urbine J. Herrmann 

Hospitaler Rolla R. Longenecker 

Engineer and Seneschal Clarence F. Lauer 

Captain of Guard Robert J. Daly 

Officers Ancient Craft Lodge 

Master Sylvanus W. Barnes 

Senior Warden Harry Smith 

Junior Warden Henry L. Fernbach 

Officers Lodge of Perfection 

Thrice Potent Master Harry D. Piatt 

Deputy Master James F. Rowley 

Senior Warden Edwin M. Harrison 

Junior Warden C. W. Hoyt 

Officers Council Princes of Jerusalem 

Sovereign Prince P. H. Gilleland 

High Priest Clayton C. Pickett 

Senior Warden John H. Cook 

Junior Warden W. W. Emmons 

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Ancient ^ u Mime prince of tfte ™ e ™ 

Accepted Wmial fe f rr£t * X>° Masonic 

Scottish WJPHl ^aiEJ. .34 Jurisdiction 

RUe "THE JUBILEE YEAR' U ' S ' A/ - 

Chicago, 111. April, 1917 



(Continued from previous page) 

Officers Rose Croix Chapter 

Most Wise Master John C. Leppert 

Senior Warden Charles V. Rice 

Junior Warden George Catto 

SECOND SECTION— ALLEGORY 

Herald Alexander McK. Ross, Jr. 

Knight Kadosh Orva G. Williams 

Knight Rose Croix William Chitty 

Knight of Council, Princes of Jerusalem 

". Colin R. McKenzie 

Knight of Lodge of Perfection Fred V. Sauter 

Constans William P. Crockett 

Florio Harry Beaumont 

Urban Donnel C. Howe 

Rufus C. A. Londelius, Jr. 

Ignatius Carmi W. Beach 

Bishop Hugo Krause 

Captain of the Guard William H. Dellenback 

KNIGHTHOOD 
E. L. Adams Charles M. Atkinson Edward C. Barthel 

E. de Anguera Clayton O. Billow William A. Boatman 

Jay L. Brewster B. A. Campbell George H. Carter 

A. R. Chamberlain George W. Christopher Lewis R. Conolly 
Louis C. Wagner 

CHURCH 

Acolytes. Robert B. Conolly and John D. Corlett 

Deacons L. C. Cramer and Thomas R. Ernest 

Prelates. . . .Benjamin F. Gee and Edward Gegenheimer 
Cross Bearer David E. Gibson 

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Ancient 

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Scottish 

Rite 

Chicago, 111. 



Sublime prince of tfte 
Ropal Secret.*. 32° 

"THE JUBILEE YEAR" 



Northern 

Masonic 

Jurisdiction 

U..S..A.'. 

April, 1917 



(Continued from previous page) 
THIRD SECTION— CHIVALRY 

Arthur E. Gibbons, Captain-General 



KNIGHTS OF MALTA 
Clyde Gilmore Perley E. Gunton William Hansen 

F. Earl Gottner G. W. Goss William J. Hartney 

George H. Glaeser George A. Hubbard 

KNIGHTS OF ST. ANDREWS 
Hudson Kellogg Lester H. Lanyon E. R. Laub 

William I. Laird C. E. Kreyssler Thomas Marshall 

Samuel E. Kiser Dan E. Meyer 

TEUTONIC KNIGHTS 
Earl J. Walker E. C. Moll T. C. Phillips 

S. M. Perrigo F. J. Posta Fred W. Raven 

Alfred E. Putnam Samuel M. Raymond A. J. White 

Lemuel F. Owen 

KNIGHTS OF THE TEMPLE 
Edward J. Rogerson Norman J. Ross Herman Stuart 

Charles E. Shearman Louis L. Stevens M. J. Winder 

James W. Thorp John H. Volkman Charles R. Young 

Charles W. Seneco 

SUBLIME PRINCES OF THE ROYAL SECRET 
Benjamin S. Wilson, Commander 



James T. Downey 
James M. Knight 
Frank Whitfield 
R. E. Connors 
A. M. Hughmark 
C. S. Omsberg 
Floyd Frank 
Frank M. Huston 
Walter Graham 



William B. Moak 
L. L. Abbott 
J. E. Randall 
J. E. Bastian 
J. M. Johnson 
E. C. Pachaly 
M. E. Ward 
W. J. Uhr 
W. S. Hyde 
Chas. A. Mayo 



W. J. Fisher 
A. C. L. Dettman 
J. H. Schultz 
Geo. F. Grover 
J. R. Burgess 
P. H. Gilleland 
H. S. Simpson 
Robert E. Johnson 
R. F. Delaware 



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Ancient g u JH me PttttCe Of tf)0 Northern 
Accepted » ni)a i ^ ct Pt ' W° Masonic 

Scottish IXVynl 'WUCT. .« Jurisdiction 

Rite -THE JUBILEE YEAR' U ' S ' A '' 

Chicago, 111. April, 1917 



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GUARDS 

Wm. H. Dellenback, Captain 

W. J. Weinsheimer John R. Small 

W. S. McCleland Ed. G. Henkel 

D. A. Smalley E. H. Sorensen 

D. A. Verity E. A. Dorner 

Charles P. Marshall Fred Lindsay 

T. H. Hood H. E. Ackerburg 

W. F. Lautenslager Charles W. Seneco 

B. F. Gee Henry L. Fernbach 

MUSICAL PROGRAM 

1. Our Father 

2. Lord, Unto Thee Tallis 

3. Light That From the East Trench-Gounod 

4. Our Heavenly Master's Plan Gottschalk 

5. Lord Send Thy Light Tallis 

6. Love from the Cross Trench-Gounod 

7. In All Our Journeys Gottschalk 

8. Star Spangled Banner 

Choir and Audience 

Allegory 

9. Processional — Soldiers of Christ Arise Elvey 

10. Recessional — Soldiers of Christ Arise Elvey 

11. At Thine Altar 

12. Come to Me My Love Shelley 

Susan Ida Clough 

13. I Rejoice Greatly White 

14. Ave Maria Medieval 

15. Processional — Soldiers of Christ Arise Elvey 

16. March, "Siegfried" Wagner 



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OEtoen CJh'0 ^ftall pass atoap 

"Once in Persia reigned a King, 

Who upon his signet ring 
'Graved a maxim true and wise, 

Which, if held before the eyes, 

Gave him counsel at a glance, 

Fit for every change and chance. 

Solemn words, and these are they: 
'Even this shall pass away.' 

Trains of camels through the sand 

Brought him gems from Samarcand; 

Fleets of galleys through the seas 

Brought him pearls to match with these. 

But he counted not his gain, 

Treasures of the mine or main; 

'What is wealth?' the King would say; 
'Even this shall pass away.' 

In the revels of his court 

At the zenith of the sport, 

When the palms of all his guests 

Burned with clapping at his jests, 

He, amid his figs and wine, 

Cried: 'Oh, loving friends of mine! 

Pleasure comes, but not to stay; 

Even this shall pass away.' 

Fighting on a furious field, 

Once a javelin pierced his shield: 

Soldiers with a loud lament 

Bore him bleeding to his tent; 

Groaning from his tortured side, 

'Pain is hard to bear,' he cried, 

'But with patience, day by day — 

Even this shall pass away.' 

Towering in the public square, 

Twenty cubits in the air, 

Rose his statue, carved in stone. 

Then the King, disguised, unknown, 

Stood before his sculptured name, 

Musing meekly, 'What is fame? 

Fame is but a slow decay — 

Even this shall pass away.' 

Struck with palsy, sere and old, 

Waiting at the gates of gold, 

Said he, with his dying breath: 

'Life is done, but what is death?' 

Then, in answer to the King, 

Fell a sunbeam on his ring, 

Showing by a heavenly ray — 

'Even this shall pass away.' " 

—Theodore Tilton (1835-1907). 






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_4|4 4{i4J4_ 

Sovereign Grand Inspectors General. '.33° 
(In Oriental Consistory) 

Past Presiding Officers of 

Van Rensselaer Lodge of Perfection 

Chicago Council, Princes of Jerusalem 

Gourgas Chapter of Rose Croix H.-R.-D.-M. 

Oriental Consistory S.'.P.'.R.'.S.'. 



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Oriental Consistory, S*. P*. R*. S-'. 

AoZted JFraternal Couttesp «™ 

Scottish Committee Jurisdiction 

Rite "THE JUBILEE YEAR- TJ:S ' A: ' 

Chicago, 111. April, 1917 



Clyde I. Backus, General Chairman 
George W. Christopher, General Vice-Chairman 

COMMITTEE FOR MONDAY, APRIL 16, 1917 

James C. Matthews, Chairman 

MORNING 

Phillip Sattler, Vice-Chairman 

Jay C. McCally John Miles 

George L. Meserve, Jr. George M. Lloyd 

H. J. Kolze, Jr. H. N. Lorish 

AFTERNOON 

Joseph A. W. Rees, Vice-Chairman 

Clarence C. Komp K. T. Knudtzon 

E. A. Ludlam C. W. Ryan 

Louis J. Stevens Bernar Barnard 

EVENING 

A. W. Burt, Vice-Chairman 

P. E. Gunton Fred J. Hunsche 

T. A. Jones Frederick Klapproth 

Roy D. Johnson J. H. McMasters 



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fncient Jf raternal COUtte0P Northern 

Accepted ^ ; c Masonic 

Scottish Committee jurisdiction 

"THE JUBILEE YEAR" 

Chicago, 111. April, 1917 



Clyde I. Backus, General Chairman 
George W. Christopher, General Vice-Chairman 

COMMITTEE FOR TUESDAY, APRIL 17, 1917 

Floyd C. Skadan, Chairman 



MORNING 

George W. Banks, Vice-Chairman 

William W. Emmons W. G. Aller 

W. W. McCardell Wm. F. Appel 

Elton C. Armitage Fred Bentley 



AFTERNOON 

Dan E. Meyer, Vice-Chairman 

George H. Drummond Frank W. Bering 

William T. Buckley A. E. Carrier 

Carmi W. Beach A. W. Curran 



EVENING 

Clayton C. Pickett, Vice-Chairman 

R. C. Cantelou J. H. Chaney 

Nicholas G. Conybear John D. Corlett 

Roe H. Cover W. S. Cain 



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Ancient jfiatttml COUtteSP Northern 

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"THE JUBILEE YEAR" U/S ' A '- 

Chicago, 111. April, 1917 



Clyde I. Backus, General Chairman 
1 George W. Christopher, General Vice-Chairman 



COMMITTEE FOR WEDNESDAY, APRIL 18, 191 
John Waage, Chairman 

MORNING 

Robert E. Benton, Vice-Chairman 

James J. Ehvell George Catto 

0. H. Chamberlain, Jr. W. H. Dellenback 

C. I. Crisman Chas. W. Dieckmann 



AFTERNOON 

Lloyd H. Wilson, Vice-Chairman 

Harry A. Dever Joseph Deutsch 

Samuel J. Davis F. W. Ericson 

George H. Tucker- Alfred 0. Erickson 



EVENING 

Joseph W. Taylor, Vice-Chairman 

Delaney T. Wilson E. S. Goodsmith 

R. M. Fensholt Arthur M. Hull 

G. B. Gibson Fred M. Glennon 



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Clyde I. Backus, General Chairman 
George W. Christopher, General Vice-Chairman 

COMMITTEE FOR THURSDAY, APRIL 19, 1917 

Preston M. Nolan, Chairman 



MORNING 

George J. Haberer, Vice-Chairman 



G. F. Jedlicka 
John J. Krause 
August F. Kruse 



Parker M. Lewis 
Samuel W. Lemmon 
J. Scott Matthews 



AFTERNOON 

Nathan Tubbs, Vice-Chairman 



Thos. E. McCormack 
David A. McNeill 
Wm. J. Montgomery 



H. W. Ordway 
Chas. B. Pavlicek 
D. A. Payne 



EVENING 

George S. Besold, Vice-Chairman 



Hartley L. Replogle 
A. C. Piper 
E. P. Roarty 



Elmer G. Reed 
Fred Rusch 
Fred F. Rouse 



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Ancient $ mttml COUtteS? Northern 

Accepted rtTn ttitttf**** Masonic 

Scottish IJUOmmiUW Jurisdiction 

"THE JUBILEE YEAR" U ' S ' A ' ' 
Chicago, 111. April, 1917 

Clyde I. Backus, General Chairman 
George W. Christopher, General Vice-Chairman 

COMMITTEE FOR FRIDAY, APRIL 20, 1917 

Walter S. Cadwell, Chairman 



MORNING 

Nat. Welsh, Vice-Chairman 

Charles J. Weiskopf W. L. Springer 

Ray L. Smith James Herbert Thorne 

H. L. Stark Isaac Stiefel 



AFTERNOON 

William A. Boatman, Vice-Chairman 

Charles T. Harrison Edward Gegenheimer 

Harry Zweig Roy K. Wheeler 

John Howatt Frank A. West 



EVENING 

John Kiefer, Vice-Chairman 

Carl A. Rohde Harry F. Tate 

Charles H. Schultz Herman C. Merker 

William Tinsley William J. Wisdom 



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Anaent ^ t, ere j gn © t anO 3n$pec* N ° rthern 

Accepted tnittSftrttrral ' 33° Masoznc 

ScotfwA IPW'«7OTCTai. .33 Jurisdiction 

Rite "THE JUBILEE YEAR' U ' S/A '' 

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GRAND INSPECTORS-GENERAL, 33° 

(In Order of Crowning) 

Who Are Now Members of Oriental Consistory 



Enoch B. Stevens. ".33° 
Henry H. Getty. ".33° 
Amos Pettibone.'.33° 
Alfred Russell. '.33° 
Robert M. Johnson. '.33° 
William S. Poulson.\33° 
George M. Moult on. '.33° 
Eliakim R. Bliss.\33° 
George W. Warvelle.\33° 
Charles F. Gunther.\33° 
Frank M. Luce. '.33° 
Hiram L. Wiltse.\33° 
Robert A. Smith. '.33° 
John Anderson May. '.33° 
John E. Norton.*. 33° 
Chester T. Drake. '.33° 
Leroy A. Goddard.\33° 
Frank C. Roundy.\33° 
John F. Wolff. -.33° 
Charles L. Russ.\33° 
William A. Boatman. ".33° 
Harris W. Huehl.\33° 
George W. McFatrich.\33° 
James W. Parker. .33° 
John Johnston.*. 33° 
Harry Don Piatt.*. 33° 
William L. Sharp. '.33° 
Samuel H. Smith. '.33° 
Nelson N. Lampert.'.33° 
Jay L. Brewster.*.33° 
John W. Swatek.*.33° 
Smyth Crooks.'.33° 
Chester S. Gurney.*.33° 
Murdoch Campbell. ".33° 



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Ancient ^0UXZi$X\ (©tattO 3H0peC- Northern 
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Scottish Wl * ^ ll * vcu - •*> Jurisdiction 

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Adna J. Cornell. '.33° 
Henry F. Pennington, Jr.. '.33° 
John R. Ought on. ".33° 
Judson Brenner. '.33° 
Louis J. Timm.'.33° 
John Heist.\33° 
Arthur J. Behrendt.'.33° 
Robert J. Daly.\33° 
Edward L. Johnson. '.33° 
Charles D. Warner. ".33° 
Julius Reynolds Kline. ".33° 
Edward J. Sherwin.*.33° 
John Corson Smith, Jr.".33° 
Abel M. White. .33° 
David E. Gibson.'.33° 
Frederick W. Raven.*. 33° 
John Wilson Hill. ".33° 
Urbine J. Herrmann. '.33° 
William H. Wade.\33° 
Clyde I. Rackus.\33° 
Ora E. Chapin.\33° 
Charles E. Wackerhagen.'.33° 
Lewis R. Conolly.\33° 
Fred A. Pennington.*.33° 
William H. Bied.'.33° 
Martin O. Heckard.\33° 
John T. Richards. .33° 
Renjamin S. Wilson. '.33° 
Christopher Van Deventer.'.33 
Harry W. Harvey. ".33° 
Thomas A. Stevens. ".33 ° 
Charles R. Lyon.\33° 
Floyd C. Skadan.'.33° 
Albert F. Schoch.\33° 
Charles M. Kirk.\33° 
Clayton O. Billow.\33° 
Axel P. Johnson.'.33° 
Joseph A. Painter.'.33° 
William E. Ruehler.'.33° 
Eugene T. Skinkle.\33° 
Hervey E. Keeler.".33° 



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CftougJ)t0 on tfte Degree 

By 

Entered Apprentice. .1° Harris W. Huehl 

Fellow Craft/. 2° John Wilson Hill 

Master Mason. ".3° George W. McFatrich 

Secret Master. .4° William H. Bied 

Perfect Master. '.5° Oliver J. Graham 

Intimate Secretary. '.6° Jay L. Brewster 

Provost and Judge. .7°. . . Arthur M. Millard 

Intendant of the Building.". 8° . . . .Edgar A. Russell 
Elu Degrees/. 9th, 10th, 11th. William H. Beckman 
Grand Master Architect/. 12° . .William J. Bartholf 
Master of the Ninth Arch.". 13° . .Martin O. Heckard 

Grand Elect Mason/. 14°. William H. Bied 

Knight of the East, or Sword.'. 15° .Jos. A. Painter 

Prince of Jerusalem/. 16° John D. Cleveland 

Knight of the East and West/. 17° 

Christopher Van Deventer 

Knight of the Eagle and Pelican.'. 18° 

Benjamin S. Wilson 

Grand Pontiff .'.19° William L. Sharp 

Master ad Vitam/.20° John Wilson Hill 

Patriarch Noachite.'.21° William H. Bied 

Prince of Libanus.'.22° William L. Sharp 

Chief of the Tabernacle/. 23° Leslie W. Beebe 

Prince of the Tabernacle.'. 24° . . .John Wilson Hill 
Knight of the Brazen Serpent.'. 25°. Harris W. Huehl 

Prince of Mercy.'. 26° Edgar A. Russell 

Knight Commander of the Temple.'. 27 



Harris W. Huehl 

Knight of the Sun.'. 28° Leslie W. Beebe 

Knight of St. Andrew.'. 29° James W. Parker 

Grand Elect Knight Kadosh.'.30°. .Ed. L. Johnson 
Grand Inspector Inquisitor Commander.'. 31° 

Henry F. Pennington, Jr. 

Sublime Prince of the Royal Secret.'. 32° 

George W. McFatrich 



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By Edgar A. Russell, Chicago, III. 



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C&e §)cotti0f) Kite Degrees 

The degrees of the Ancient and Accepted Scottish 
Rite are Thirty-three in number divided into several 
classes, as hereafter outlined. 

The first class consists of the First, Second and 
Third, or Symbolic Degrees, and in the United States 
are not conferred, by agreement with the Ancient Free 
and Accepted Masons under whose jurisdiction these 
degrees are solely conferred. 

The second class consists of the degrees from the 
Fourth to the Fourteenth inclusive, and are called the 
Ineffable Degrees, because they deal with the search 
for the Ineffable Word. They are conferred in the 
Lodge of Perfection. 

The third class consists of the Fifteenth and Six- 
teenth degrees, are called the Historical Degrees, be- 
cause they deal with that period in the history of the 
Jewish Race at the time of the Captivity in Babylon 
and the Building of the Second Temple. They are 
conferred in the Council of Princes of Jerusalem, and 
are the last of the Ancient Degrees of the Scottish 
Rite. 

The fourth class consists of the Seventeenth and 
Eighteenth Degrees, called the Philosophical Degrees, 
because they deal with philosophical speculations upon 
the Christ Principle, and are conferred in the Chapter 
of Rose Croix of H-R-D-M. 

The fifth class consists of the degrees from the 
Nineteenth to the Thirty-second inclusive, are Histor- 
ical, Philosophical, and Chivalric in character, and 
are conferred in the Consistory of Sublime Princes 
of the Royal Secret. The last two classes are the 

1 Accepted Degrees. 

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The sixth class consists of the Thirty-third Degree 
only, it is Executive in character, cannot be petitioned 
for, and is conferred solely by the favor of the Su- 
preme Council, to which all Scottish Rite Masons are 
I bound in Fealty. 

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Ninety-one 



Cf)ougj)t0 on tfte Jfxr^t Degree 

When the Consciousness begins to waken, and the 
newly made Mason finds himself standing at the angle 
of Light and Darkness, in the Northeast corner of 
his Experience, bathed in the rays of the Light from 
the East, on one side, while still shrouded in the 
Darkness of the North, from whence he came, on the 
other; he finds himself asking the question; "What 
does it mean to me?" 

Even as he is thinking the answer comes. If he 
notes carefully its purport and allows his Conscience 
to become his guide, he will begin to use his Reason, 
permit himself to reflect upon all that has transpired, 
and will reach the conclusion that he is about to 
enter upon a new experience in life. 

While this thought is in his mind he will be in- 
formed that he now stands alone, in the place where 
all who have preceded him have stood, symbolizing 
an Independent and Rational Individual Conscious- 
ness gifted with Freedom of Will; thus having within 
himself the Intelligence and the Power to go on in 
the quest, seeking further Light, and also the Liberty 
to return to the Darkness, from whence he came, as 
he may elect. 

His further advancement depends entirely upon him- 
self. There he stands, just and upright, illumined 
with the Rays of Truth which have been unveiled for 
his guidance, instructed as to his personal responsi- 
bility, informed as to the individual effort he must 
make if he Wills to go forward, charged with the 
Duties he must Assume and discharge if he expects 
to make further progress; fully aware that upon him- 
self alone rests the full responsibility for the decision 
which must be made. 

Having learned what "tools" he must Use to over- 
come his evil propensities and how to divide the 
time which God has given him for Right Use; upon 
reflection he begins to apprehend that all of his 
Time and Energy must be used Masonicly, and that 
none can be used Destructively, if he would advance. 

—Harris W. Huehl, 33° 



Ninety-two 



CftougJ)t0 on tfte ©econfl Degree 

In the First Degree of Masonry every Mason learns 
the lesson of Personal Liberty and the necessity for 
Individual Effort, upon his part, to subdue his evil 
propensities. 

In the Second Degree he is taught the Principles 
of Masonry, or Construction, or Building. The man 
whose eyes have not been opened to the meaning 
of the symbols used can only see, in this degree, cer- 
tain fundamental principles of Architecture. All that 
is said upon this subject might be published broad- 
cast, put into the hands of both the evil-minded and 
the well-intentioned, without restriction; and, if the 
Spiritual Truths behind the Symbols were not appre- 
hended, neither Good nor Evil results would follow. 

But, to the Intelligent Freemason, the Plumb, the 
Level and the Square, the Orders of Architecture, the 
Principles of Construction, the Symbolic Meanings of 
all of these things, comes New Light. Herein he dis- 
covers, by making the Individual Effort, those Secrets 
of Nature which are veiled from the eyes of those who 
sit in Darkness. Herein the Illuminated Mason finds 
the Key to Individual Progress, and the Interpreta- 
tions of Designs which the Great Architect of the Uni- 
verse has drawn upon His Trestle-Board, for the 
Guidance of the Children of Light. 

Happy is the Mason who has learned the lessons 
of the First Degree so well that he understands. Hap- 
pier still is he who has apprehended the teachings of 
the Second Degree so fully that he can Apply them 
intelligently to the Building of his Moral Character. 
It is important that the, evil within us should be 
brought under Subjection to Reason, but, unless we 
go further and Build upon a Firm Foundation, using 
the Plumb, the Square and the Level in our Work, 
following the Plans on The Trestle-Board of the Great 
Architect ;■ there can be no advancement made, be- 
cause Character is only formed by Masonic, or Con- 
structive Endeavor. 

— John W. Hill, 33° 



Ninety-three 



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Cfcougftts on tfte ClnrO Degree 

Wisdom suggests an Independent, Clean and Firm 
foundation as a basis for every Constructive En- 
deavor, as we are taught in the First Degree. Strength 
only is developed as we use the Working Tools of 
Precision, in accordance with the Rules and Prin- 
ciples of Architecture, and Build a superstructure of 
the Kind and Character requisite for the Purpose we 
have in mind, as we are taught in the Second Degree. 
But, Beauty will only be present if the lines, the 
circles and the solids are adapted to the Purpose 
which the structure is intended to serve, as we are 
taught in the Third Degree. 

In this degree we have a presentation of the at- 
tempt of Man to apply to his own Life the Prin- 
ciples taught in the preceding degrees, an attempt to 
Express in action, or conduct, those Principles of 
Architecture of which he learned, and the failure that 
followed; because, for some reason, which each must 
find for himself, the Man who tried to Apply and Ex- 
press did not succeed and was cut off before His 
Work was finished. He was waylaid and overcome 
by some of the Evil Propensities he had not sub- 
dued, or by reason of some perversion of his Love 
and Affections, or by reason of some Intellectual 
Vanity which caused him to substitute Plans of his 
own for the Plans which the Great Architect had 
drawn upon His Trestle-Board for the guidance of the 
student of Moral Science. 

But we are not left in Ignorance of the Way to 
Rise again after failure. The lesson of Regeneration 
is made very plain. In a different form and with 
other words we learn that Truth, which has been 
stated throughout all time; "Ye must be born again." 

The First Degree teaches the necessity for the cul- 
tivation of the Intelligence. The Second Degree 
teaches the necessity of cultivating those Powers of 
Love which add Vitality to Reason. The Third De- 
gree teaches the necessity of Living Intelligently and 
Lovingly. 

—George W. McFatrich, 33° 

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Ninety-four 



Cftougf)t0 on tfte jFourtft Degree 

Character Building is an Individual Work. It is 
only as this fact is recognized, the Personal Respon- 
sibility assumed, and the Individual Effort put forth 
to discharge the responsibility, that any progress can 
be made. 

Secrecy and Silence are enjoined upon the Char- 
acter Builder because the Sanctum Sanctorum of each 
Individual must be guarded from the intrusion of 
every other individual in the world and be kept Pure 
and Spotless, as the meeting place for the Individual 
Soul to hold communion with the Oversoul, the 
Source from whence cometh All Inspiration to Live 
the Masonic Life. 

Into this Sanctuary of the Soul may not enter any- 
thing that would pollute, desecrate, or destroy that 
Secret Chamber which God, or Nature, has set apart 
as the Holy of Holies where each Individual may be 
alone with his Individual God. 

Here, and here only, man can be that Independent 
Individual Entity which every Freemason knows 
himself to be, no matter how often this fact in Na- 
ture may be denied by those who would subject him 
to some other conclusion. Here, and here only, can 
each of us enjoy that Sacred Self Communion, and 
Communion with the Source of Wisdom, Strength 
and Beauty, which each one of us finds absolutely 
essential to his Individual Evolution. Here, and here 
only, can each of us withdraw from all distractions 
and interruptions with the full assurance that none 
other can disturb us or make us afraid. 

It is well that we become Secret Masters, so that 
we may make of our lives all that the Great Archi- 
tect intended, by the plans he has drawn for our In- 
dividual Inspiration and Use. Not until we learn 
the lessons of this degree shall we be able to make 
that progress in the fulfillment of our Destiny which 
will only be disclosed to each one alone, by the "still, 
small voice" from within. 



-William H. Bied, 33 ( 



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Ninety-five 



Cj)ougj)t0 on tbt jFiftf) Degree } 

Having learned the Individual Character of the 
Work upon which he is engaged, and the necessity 
of prosecuting the Work in Secrecy and Silence, if 
he would make progress, the Freemason, who is 
studying the Science of Morality, will learn that he 
cannot become Self-Centered and continue to go for- 
ward. The Duties he owes to others must be ful- 
filled. He must serve the living and pay due respect 
to the memory of those who have passed to the other 
side of Life. 

For much that we enjoy we are indebted to those 
who have lived before us. Whatever the lives of 
others have taught us puts upon us an obligation, 
that we can only discharge by keeping them within 
our remembrance, and by acknowledging to others 
the debts we owe to those who have shown "Light 
upon The Path." To the memory of all of the Great 
and Good Men of all time we owe respect. To those 
whose lives have appeared to be failures we owe our 
gratitude, because from such lives we are often en- 
abled to see the final effects of some of our own un- 
controlled passions, if continued. No life, that we 
come in contact with is void of lessons which we may 
make use of in our own Work. 

In every life the studious Freemason may find illus- 
trations of the lessons taught in the "Legend of the 
Builder." No failure is final, no success is complete. 
All forms of failure may be studied constructively 
and all forms of success may be studied to find the 
seamy side. No experience in life need be wasted; 
all experiences may be turned to good use. Even 
our own slips and stumbles may be the very experi- 
ences we need to keep us from becoming arrogant and 
intolerant. Memory is one of God's greatest gifts, if 
we use it aright. 

Let us then remember to "pay due respect to the 
memory of a departed brother," not because of any 
advantage to him, nor because of any obligation, 
either expressed or implied, but because of its as- 
sistance to us in becoming Perfect Masters of our- 
selves. 

— 0. J. Graham, 32° 

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Ninety-six 



Cf)ougf)t0 on tfte ^ittb Degree 

Knowledge, Understanding and Wisdom are sym- 
bolized in the Lodge by Solomon; Love, Affection and 
Strength of Will are symbolized by Hiram, King of 
Tyre; and the expression of both Intelligence and 
Love is symbolized by The Builder, whoever he may be. 

When either Intelligence or Love cease to find Ex- 
pression in our Lives, we cannot Work constructively. 
The Work upon the Temple does not advance, con- 
fusion reigns among the Workmen (those faculties, 
capacities and powers with which we have been en- 
dowed) and we cease to make progress. When dis- 
cord obtains because Love quarrels with Intelligence, 
or Intelligence ceases to seek the assistance of Love; 
the restoration of Harmony is the first duty of the 
Character Builder. 

Discord is always the accompaniment of misunder- 
standing. Destructive conduct is always the result 
of failure to Work in the Light of Truth. Death is 
the disintegration and separation of the parts which 
have been co-operating together. Nothing in the 
physical world is ever lost, matter is indestructible, 
but is constantly seeking new combinations. All ele- 
ments tend to seek affinities, so that they may co- 
operate, construct, build. 

Nature is constantly seeking to establish Harmony, 
not only in the physical world, but also, in the in- 
tellectual and moral worlds. Man plays a large part 
in the mental and moral worlds because Nature has 
endowed man with the Power of Independent Choice, 
or Freedom of Will, and only as man is Willing to 
co-operate, in the establishment of Harmony, can 
Harmony be established in the hands, hearts and 
minds of men. 

Upon the failure of The Builder to continue to Ex- 
press both Intelligence and Love, the W r ork upon the 
Temple ceases. In this degree we learn how to re- 
establish Harmony, after it has been Lost. Only as 
the Peacemaker, the Mediator, the Expression of both 
Intelligence and Love acts will Harmony return. 

—Jay L. Brewster, 33° 
Ninety-seven 



1 

I CJ)ou0|)t0 on tfte @>etoemj) Degree 

1 Freemasonry teaches us that we can only evolve 

through the process of educating our Intellects, ap- 
plying to our Hearts the refining, purifying and vital- 
izing power of Love, and by living our lives in har- 
mony with what Reason suggests and Affection assists 
us to Apply and Express in our daily Life and Con- 
duct. In other words, the mind, heart and hand must 
work together. Over-development of any of the three 
constituent parts of man must result in under-develop- 
ment of the other two. Only man himself can work 
out his own evolution. It is an individual Work, as 
we have learned in the preceding degrees. 

Notwithstanding these facts in Nature, some men 
have ever sought to set up their judgments against 
the judgment of God. They have endeavored to ac- 
complish by Force what can only be accomplished by 
Education. Cain killed Abel, so the story goes, be- 
cause he assumed to know more about what Abel 
should do, and should not do, than the Great Architect 
of the Universe. In every age, including our own, 
men set themselves up as judges of their fellow men, 
laying down codes and laws for the guidance of the 
lives and conduct of others, according to rules which 
they have determined to be best for those others, 
while keeping themselves free from the operation 
of the very same laws. 

Freemasons are law abiding men; they respect the 
rights of others, while demanding the rights of con- 
science, independence of thought and liberty of ex- 
pression for themselves. But the Freemason will ever 
be on the alert to oppose, with all of the power of his 
Intelligence and Love, those designing persons who 
set up their opinions and put those opinions into 
codes, for the control of others, when such action 
infringes the rights of the individual; be that indi- 
vidual himself, or one of the least of his brethren, a 
child of the same Father, whom he recognizes as the 
Father of All. "Judge not that ye be not judged," — 
this is the Higher Law. 

—Arthur M. Millard, 32° 



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Ninety-eight 



Cf)ougi)t0 on ti)e <£tgj)tf) Degree 

The careful observer will have noted that the char- 
acter symbolizing Love, Will and Strength has not 
been present in the Work, except in the incident in 
the Sixth Degree, and then not in harmony with Wis- 
dom, since the Third Degree, when the Power of Will 
was invoked to assist in the Regeneration of Man. 

Constructive Work upon the Temple of Character 
has not made any advance. The Work stands stili. 
It cannot go forward until Wisdom and Strength are 
joined and until these Constructive Principles find 
Expression, in the Life and Conduct of the Builder. 

When Reason attempts to Work without Love it 
degenerates into Sophistry. When Love quarrels 
with Reason, it degenerates into Passion. Sophistry 
and Passion, either individually or collectively, can- 
not accomplish Constructive Work; the efforts of 
these Perversions always result Destructively. 

In this degree of Intendants of the Building we see 
Reason struggling to overcome Sophistry, and to gain 
the assistance of Love, without making the Direct 
Appeal to Love. Sophistry ever suggests the seeking 
of substitutes and here we find it working in its usual 
way. Reason knows that only through the Power of 
Love will it be enabled to Work Constructively and 
finish the Work in the Sanctum Sanctorum; yet being 
still impure, not yet divorced from Sophistry, Rea- 
son rejects the suggestion that Love will be found to 
be helpful and insists that Love cannot supply the 
need; thus showing that Intellectual Vanity which 
Over-cultivated Intelligence always displays when 
separated from Love. 

But, although Intelligence is still partially perverted, 
being still diluted with sophistry; the day of better 
things is dawning. Recognition of past errors is con- 
fessed, individual effort is being put forth, the search 
for the assistance of love has begun, the seeds of Re- 
generation are planted. 

— Edgar A. Russell 



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Ninety-nine 



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Cboufff)t0 on tfte mmb, Centi) anD 
(Cletoenti) Degrees 

The Intendants of the Building have the Intelligence 
needed to carry on the Work upon the Temple, but 
lacking the aspiration, vitality and power of Love, 
and because of the lack of co-operation between In- 
telligence and Will, the Evil Appetites, Propensities 
and Vanities are still at large, the Work does not ad- 
vance. 

Not until Wisdom and Strength begin to consult 
with one another, not until the co-operation of 
Thought and Love is applied to the solution of the 
problem, not until the plan evolved is Expressed in 
action do we see the Constructive Work begin. 

Then the thoughtful student of Masonry will note 
a return to first principles. The injunction in the 
First Degree will be recalled to the memory. While 
the Ruffians of Uncontrolled Appetite, Perverted Love 
and Intellectual Arrogance are still at large it is not 
possible to do any Constructive Work upon the Char- 
acter. These Evil Forces must be apprehended and 
brought under control, or the Work cannot go for- 
ward. 

No sooner is this fact recognized, the personal re- 
sponsibility assumed, and the individual effort made, 
than we begin to see results. First one defect and 
then the others are located and brought under the 
control of Reason and Will. Having been under the 
subjection of the Destructive Principle for a time, and 
not having become proficient in the practice of the 
Constructive Life, we note at first an excess of zeal 
which goes beyond the Law, because not kept in due 
bounds. 

But a new start has been made, the Character im- 
proves as the Work advances. Progress is in evi- 
dence. Justice, Equity and Right gradually begin to 
be apparent. The orderly processes of conduct in 
Harmony with the Masonic Principle begin to have 
their effect. The day of Hope begins to dawn upon 
the Consciousness, the Will begins to act indepen- 
dently and rationally, under the influences of Educa- 
tion, Religion and Fraternity. 

—William H. Beckman, 32° 






One Hundred 



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CJ)ougJ)t0 on tjbe Ctoelftf) Degree 

Experience is the Father of Wisdom. Only as we 
meet the obstacles which beset our paths, and sur- 
mount them, do we make progress in Living the Ma- 
sonic Life. After every failure we must begin again 
but we need not begin at the very beginning, if we 
have learned to profit by our former mistakes. Each 
failure rightly apprehended, and each success rightly 
used, may be the means to our growth and progress, 
lessons that will guide us in our efforts to achieve 
Wisdom. 

As in our initial efforts, our first thought should 
be the acquirement of Knowledge and Understanding, 
making individual effort to find Truth. With all ex- 
perience the Consciousness expands and if we are sin- 
cere in our efforts we shall find it easier and easier 
to Understand our Work of Building Character. As 
we know more and understand more we shall dis- 
cover more and more Truth; because, while Truth is 
a Positive and Definite Quantity, our apprehension 
of Truth is relative. The more we seek the more 
we apprehend, and the more we apprehend the more 
desirous we are to seek further. 

But in our Intellectual Efforts we should not over- 
look the importance of cultivating our Hearts and 
Wills. As we learn in this degree of Grand Master 
Architect, "Virtue is as necessary as talents to every 
Grand Master Architect." Again are we reminded 
of the Duality in Unity, or the necessity of Educa- 
tion and Religion in the evolution of Moral Character. 

It should be noted that the Characters symbolizing 
Wisdom, Strength and Beauty are all present in this 
degree, the most advanced disciple of The Builder 
taking the place of the erstwhile Master, in token of 
his having Acquired Knowledge of the Masonic Prin- 
ciple, of his having Applied the lessons Religiously 
and of his having Expressed in his Work what he 
had Learned and Applied. The thoughtful student 
of the Ineffable Degrees will discover a close rela- 
tion between the Work of these degrees and the 
degrees of Symbolic Masonry. 

William J. Bartholf, 32' 



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One Hundred One 



Ct)ougt)t0 on tfte ejnrteemi) Degree 

While the Grand Master Architect is, primarily, a 
student of the Constructive Principles of Nature, the 
Royal Arch Mason is, primarily, one who Expresses 
the Masonic Principle in his daily Life and Conduct. 
The degree of Grand Master Architect teaches the im- 
portance of expanding the Consciousness and the ne- 
cessity of developing strength. The degree of Royal 
Arch of Enoch teaches the equal importance of Ex- 
pressing Intelligence and Love. 

The equal importance of the Two Pillars of Masonry 
is emphasized in the earlier degrees and it is shown 
that both represent the true support; but the static 
character of the one, and the dynamic character of 
the other, is here brought out with greater clarity. 

It is important that we acquire Knowledge, that we 
get Understanding, that our Consciousness of Truth 
be continuously expanded; but, in this degree we find 
positive lessons illustrating the equal importance of 
making Right Use of what we have acquired. Lov- 
ing Service, Loyalty, Devotion to Principle; all are 
taught in this degree. Clearly is the lesson brought 
out that only as we apply what we have learned, re- 
fining, clarifying and purifying our Souls, shall our 
Wisdom become Strength and cause us to be efficient. 

Faithfulness, Fidelity to Duty, Sincerity of Purpose; 
all are brought into clear perspective, so that we must 
recognize the Equality of the Heart qualities with the 
Mental qualities in all Masonic Effort. If we study 
the degree of Royal Arch of Enoch in conjunction 
with that of Master Mason, we shall understand its 
lessons better than if we overlook the close relation 
between these two degrees. 

The Principles of Morality are few and simple. It 
is not difficult for any intelligent Mason to under- 
stand them. We do understand them but we are not 
always Willing to apply them to our own Hearts and 
we are often still less Willing to Express them in our 
Lives. 

—Martin 0. Heckard, 33° 






One Hundred Two 



Ct)ougftt0 on tfte jFourteemft Degree 

Wisdom, Strength and Beauty of Character cannot 
obtain in the Life separated from the Source of All 
Wisdom, All Love and All Harmony. Only as the 
Builder recognizes in himself an Individual Entity 
which is a component part, a constituent element, an 
inseparable ingredient in a Great Unity, can he Live 
the Masonic, or Constructive Life. 

Freemasonry does not teach a creed. It does not 
attempt to define Deity. It does not make any pre- 
tense of teaching its initiates, or its members, any- 
thing about the alleged Purposes of God concerning 
them. It presents, in its own way, and through its 
own allegories, and by means of the illustrations con- 
tained in its own symbols, the Light of the Ages which 
has lighted every man who has diligently sought 
Truth, from the beginning of time, as we understand 
that term. 

Freemasonry teaches what the sages and seers of 
all time have discovered concerning Truth, as the 
Wisest and Most Loving men of the past have appre- 
hended Truth. It presents to those who have eyes 
to see, ears to hear, intelligence to apprehend, love to 
apply and the will to express, those Principles of 
Morality which have stood the tests and the trials to 
which they have been subjected "from the time when 
the mind of man runneth not to the contrary." 

In all ages both sincere and insincere men have 
made attempts to define and to name the Deity. When 
they have done this they have attempted, many times 
by the use of Force, Compulsion and Subjection to 
compel others to accept their definitions and the 
names they have given to their gods. Without re- 
gard to the motives behind any form of Compulsion, 
the Compulsion itself is Destructive to the Individual. 
The world has been kept from advancing by all such 
effort. 

Masonry only proclaims that God IS. 

—William H. Bied, 33° 



One Hundred Three 



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Cftougftts an tfte jFifteentft Degree 

The Great Story of the Ages is the Story of Man's 
effort to achieve Liberty. The evolution of the Indi- 
vidual has ever been retarded by those Evil Pro- 
pensities which impel us to become subject to those 
Destructive Elements within which keep the Soul 
in bondage to the Powers of Darkness. Only as the 
Light of Truth illumines the Path, and we recognize, 
assume and discharge our personal responsibility to 
seek Wisdom and Strength do we throw off the 
shackles and go forward in our Work of Building. 

As with Individuals so it is with peoples. Only as 
the Right of Individual Liberty is recognized and 
the Duty of treating all men on the level of Equality 
is discharged, is the Privilege of Fraternity vouch- 
safed us. 

We cannot be Free ourselves while holding others 
in bondage. So long as we are content to allow others 
to be controlled by Ignorance, Superstition and Er- 
ror we are endangering our own Liberty. Sooner or 
later the Light breaks into the darkest minds of the 
most subjected of men, and, when a little knowledge 
is gained, and this is given force through Hate, the 
perversion of Love, the result is always Destructive. 

Man has ever been the victim of fear. He has feared 
the forces of Nature, feared those who had greater in- 
telligence than himself, feared the power of the 
priests, the politicians and the plutocrats who have 
ever kept him in bondage, feared physical pain, men- 
tal anguish and the Great Unknown Hereafter; and 
so long as he has been controlled by his fears he 
has been the subject of exploitation of his own ignor- 
ance. 

But man has always arisen from his subjection 
when he has become enlightened in intellect, free and 
independent in the exercise of his power of choice, 
and willing to pay the price of Liberty by assuming 
and discharging his personal responsibility. 

—Joseph A. Painter, 33° 

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One Hundred Four 



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CJ)ougf»0 on tbe Sfeteenti) Degree 



The expression of a single virtue, or the occasional » 
expression of all of the virtues, is not conclusive evi- S 
dence of Moral Character. Unless the life is lived ! 
Masonicly, that is, consciously rational, consciously 
independent, expressing intelligent and loving serv- 
ice, thus demonstrating the Principles of Liberty, 
Equality and Fraternity; the Individual is not in pos- 
session of that evidence which he will need to assure | 
himself that he is Living the Masonic Life. 

Rightly apprehended, this degree is a biographical 
study, in which the intelligent Freemason may find 
food for reflection upon the subject of Morality. ! 
Here we have an Individual, only recently self- j 
evolved from the subjection of physical bondage, con- I 
sciously exercising that intelligence, independence and 
love for his fellowmen which marks him as one Liv- 
ing the Masonic Life. 

His conception of the Right of Liberty of Thought, 
Liberty of Conscience and Liberty of Expression is 
clearly set forth. His conception of the Duty of 
Demonstrating Equality is so plainly discharged that j 
"he who runs may read it." His conception of the I 
Privilege of Fraternity, which grows out of the exer- I 
cise of his Rights and the discharge of his Duties, is 
displayed in his contact with the Ruler of the Earth, 
in such positive and unmistakable form that even the 
least intelligent may apprehend it. Surely here is ? 
Character worthy of study. | 

While the demonstration of the Power of Truth j 

is the main point developed, this should not too ■ 

greatly over-shadow the display of Intelligence, the I 

psychological insight shown in the manner and ! 
method of approaching the suoject, nor the equal 
evidence of loving thought, moral courage and free- 
dom of will exhibited under conditions that remove 

all doubt as to the integrity of the Character of Zerub- ? 

babel. The basis of his Faith, his Hope and his Love s 

is clearly expressed in his own words: "Blessed be i 

the God of Truth." ! 

—John D. Cleveland, 32° 

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One Hundred Five 



Ci)ougJ)t0 on tfte ^etoenteent!) Degree 

Freemasonry teaches both positively and negatively. 
It presents Truth by direct reference and then illus- 
trates Truth by comparing it with Error. It displays 
Light and then turns off the Illuminating Rays so 
that the contrasting darkness may impress the stu- 
dent of Masonry with the excellence of Light. In 
every degree it indicates the Source of the Light and 
the Source of the Darkness. Here we return to a 
lesson drawn from the Gloom of Despair. 

In every age man has had the Word of Life and in 
every age the great mass of the people have lost it. 
God has ever given to man the intelligence, the cour- 
age and the love essential to his guidance into the 
Realm of Light. But man has ever been prone to 
ignore his personal responsibility to make the effort 
necessary to his Individual Evolution. He has chosen 
to take the easy way, ignoring his Rights, neglecting 
his Duties and thus losing his Privileges, to become 
an Independent, Intelligent, Loving Power for Good, 
and an Expression of that At-one-ment with the 
Source of All Wisdom, All Strength and All Beauty 
which the Great Architect appears to have planned. 

The Ways which man has trod in his Unconscious, 
Subjected and Enslaved separation from the Source 
of Light is indicated in this degree. The Way he 
may turn is also indicated. The Word is again lost, 
but the same method of recovery is clearly evidenced. 
"To him that overcometh will I give to eat of the 
Tree of Life which is in the midst of the Paradise of 
God." 

Again do we find that the assumption of personal 
responsibility and the need for individual effort to 
discharge it, is the Way out of Darkness into Light. 
Time after time are we enjoined to overcome, to sub- 
due the Evil within Ourselves, to Look for the Way 
in the Book of Life, to gain the Intelligence and the 
Power requisite to the Opening of the Book. If we 
look to others, instead of Looking Within, we shall 
remain in the Spiritual Darkness. 

— Christopher Vandeventer, 33' 



One Hundred Six 



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Cfcousftts on tfte (Etgfrteemf) Degree 

The Seventeenth Degree is an appeal to the Intelli- 
gence. The Eighteenth Degree is an appeal to the 
Will. As has been indicated over and over again, in 
the Symbolic Degrees, in the Ineffable Degrees, and 
in the Historical Degrees; Intelligence, Knowledge and 
Understanding are impotent unless refined, purified 
and vitalized by the Power of Love, Affection and 
Free-will. 

The Christ Principle in Nature, the Regeneration 
of the Soul of Man, the New Birth into the Spiritual 
Realm; this One and Only Way has been indicated 
again and again. Now it is clearly stated. "There 
is only One Name given under Heaven among Men 
whereby we may be Saved." Having had this instruc- 
tion, time after time, in every age, and under every 
form of civilization, man has Known the Way but 
has not had the Will Power sufficiently developed to 
Follow the Path. 

The Spirit has been Willing but the Flesh has been 
Weak. Man has not had the Power sufficiently devel- 
oped to Subdue his Passions; because he has not rec- 
ognized the Source of that Power, which is Love. 
Only as Man becomes Conscious of Love, as a 
Strengthening, Sustaining and Dynamic Force in his 
Life, will he Evolve into Consciousness of Oneness 
with God. 

The student of this degree should study the "Leg- 
end of the Builder," the Failures and the Final Suc- 
cess in the Ineffable Degrees, the illustrations of In- 
dividual Character Building in the Historical Degrees, 
compare the teachings of these degrees with the Posi- 
tive Declarations of this degree of "The Eagle and 
Pelican," and deduce therefrom a Philosophy of In- 
dividual Life and Conduct. 

Nor should he be content with the discovery of 
evidence that confirms any belief in any creed. If he 
does not discover Elements of Truth that will assist 
in Building His Character, he will have failed. 

— Benjamin S. Wilson, 33* 



One Hundred Seven 



C&ougftts on tfte J!2tneteent& Degree 

Having found The Word, wherein we learned, not 
only to Seek Wisdom, but also to Apply its lessons 
"in our Hearts," we now turn again to the Spirit of 
Service. 

"To him that hath shall be given and from him that 
hath not shall be taken away even that which he 
hath." Thus saith the Law of Compensation which 
is written in the heart of every faithful Brother. Un- 
less we use the Wisdom and Strength, given us for 
Right Use in the Service of our Fellow Man, these In- 
valuable Gifts will cease to abide within us and we 
shall lose that Power which we have failed to exer- 
cise. 

The Individual Character of the Service we must 
render is particularly indicated. Ignorance and in- 
tolerance, injustice and superstition, ingratitude, in- 
dolence and intemperance all must be met and sub- 
dued by intelligence, charity, justice, truth, willing 
and unselfish service, energy and self-controlled con- 
duct. Especially are we enjoined to recognize our 
Duty, discharge our obligations fully, and leave the 
rest to God. 

In our Finite Condition, our Partial Enlightenment, 
our Imperfect Love, our Inefficient Service; we can- 
not hope to Know and Understand, to Apply and to 
Express all that the Great Architect of the Universe 
has drawn upon His Trestle-Board. We must ever 
keep in mind the Necessity for Constant Communion 
with the Source of All Wisdom and All Love. There- 
fore we are enjoined, in our hour of Trial and Inde- 
cision, to lift up our Thoughts and open our Hearts 
to the Streams of Light, Wisdom and Love that radi- 
ate from the Infinite East, with the Intelligent and 
Loving assurance that we shall find that aid and assist- 
ance we need. 

"Nothing can harm us but ourselves," because we 
have within us the means to our own salvation. 

—William L. Sharp, 33° 



One Hundred Eight 



Cibougi)t0 on tfte Ctoemietb Degree 

If we become disloyal to our highest conceptions 
of what is Just, Equitable and Right, if we knowingly 
and wilfully neglect, evade or violate our Personal 
Responsibility, if we ignore our Duty and abuse the 
confidence reposed in us, if we allow ourselves to 
become subjected to Unjust, Inequitable and Wrong 
Thoughts; we must expect to pay the penalty of our 
neglect, our evasion or our wilful violation. 

When we have either consciously or unconsciously 
neglected, evaded or violated our Personal Respon- 
sibility we need not despair if we meet the inevitable 
condition in the Right Spirit. But if we add to our 
Sin by trying to evade the consequences we shall only 
increase the severity of the penalty. 

Our Rights, Duties and Privileges are not destroyed 
by our neglect, evasion or violation of Personal Re- 
sponsibility; they are only deferred. We can re-estab- 
lish ourselves by acknowledgment of our faults, by 
repentance for our misdeeds, and by reformation of 
our conduct. But we cannot re-establish ourselves so 
long as we are controlled by fear of consequences, 
are continuously unmindful of our duties, or are wil- 
ful and perverse in our conduct. 

All neglect, evasion and violation of Personal Re- 
sponsibility is Individual in character. W T e are only 
responsible for our own Thoughts, our own Senti- 
ments and our own Conduct. We make advancement 
or we retrograde in Character wholly as the result 
of the Right or Wrong Use we make of the faculties, 
capacities and powers with which we are endowed. 
The Right Conduct of others will not have any merit 
for us no matter how closely we may be associated. 
Neither will the Wrong Conduct of others affect us, 
for weal or for woe, if we keep ourselves independent. 

All of our problems are Individual Problems. 

— John Wilson Hill, 33° 



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One Hundred Nine 



Cl)ougj)t0 on tfce Ctoentp^fim Degree 

The just minded man, whose purity of heart in- 
clines him to be fair, impartial and equitable in his 
judgments, whose conduct is righteous because it is 
the expression of Reason and Brotherly Kindness, 
will not always escape the attacks of unjust, inequit- 
able and predatory men. But such an one does not 
fear the reference of his case to the judgment of a 
tribunal of his peers. 

Unenlightened men, whose hearts are not uurified 
and vitalized by a rational affection, and whose con- 
duct is an expression of warped thinking and adul- 
terated sentiment, frequently are utterly selfish and 
greedy. These are often controlled by jealousy, cov- 
etousness and avarice; determined to secure for them- 
selves whatever their desires suggest, without refer- 
ence to the Rights of others. Not infrequently, such 
persons are encouraged, aided and protected in their 
evil designs by the Powers of Darkness represented 
by the entrenched forces of plutocracy, politics and 
priestcraft; all of which work together for the sub- 
jection of those whose lives are lived in opposition to 
the standards set by these. 

While it is always difficult to meet such attacks, 
while the appearances may be against us when we 
know ourselves to be in the right, and while it may 
sometimes appear that Injustice, Inequity and Wrong 
rule more often than otherwise; if we use our Rea- 
son and refrain from Hate, placing our dependence 
in the higher law, waiting for time to prove what 
circumstances appear to disprove, Justice, Equity and 
Right will ultimately prevail; because God, or Nature, 
is Just. 

In the darkest day, when all of the Forces of Evil 
appear to be in control, when Error appears to be 
triumphant, when Truth appears to be submerged, 
from out the clouds will come a rift of Light, dis- 
pelling the Night of Gloom and ushering in the Spirit 
of Truth. 

—William H. Bied, 33° 



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One Hundred Ten 



Cf)ou0j)t0 on tfce Ctoentg^econO Degree 

Freemasonry teaches the Principles of Liberty, 
Equality and Fraternity, as did the Ancient Mysteries, 
upon which Freemasonry is founded. As Individual 
Liberty is the necessary forerunner of the recogni- 
tion of the Principle of Equality, and as the Illumina- 
tion of the Intellect is necessary to Individual Liberty, 
the Principle of Liberty is given more attention than 
the other two in the earlier presentations. 

In this degree of Prince of Libanus our attention 
is directed to the Principle of Equality. Here is a 
dramatic presentation of that Fact in Nature which 
proclaims that Birth and Rank and Worldly Wealth 
are not necessarily marks of Merit and are frequently 
the result of environment, the labors of those who have 
preceded us in that environment and the opportuni- 
ties which this favorable environment have given us 
without Merit on our part; and that, on this account, 
we should not be proud, vain and haughty, in our at- 
titude toward those whose opportunities have been 
less favorable than our own. 

Clearly is the lesson presented; that Merit only 
comes from that which we accomplish through Indi- 
vidual Effort, Labor, Work, the product of our own 
Thought, our own Love and our own Expression of 
our Thought and Affections in our Work. 

Herein is contained, in the philosophy of the Merit 
of Individual Effort, the solution of the problem that 
has separated Capital and Labor into warring camps, 
suspicious of each other, jealous of the advances made 
by each other, covetous of the economic gains of each 
other, hating one another; because neither class will 
recognize the absolute dependence of each upon the 
other, under our present economic system, and the 
further necessity, because of the conditions, of co- 
operating with each other. 

—William L. Sharp, 33° 



One Hundred Eleven 



Ci)ougi)t0 on tfte Ctoentp^tftirD Degree 

If we would study the Scottish Rite degrees with 
our minds upon the Principles Illustrated instead of 
giving so much attention to the Illustrations of the 
Principles, we should find a Continuity of Thought, 
and an Inter-relation between the degrees which is 
not apparent in an examination of the Exoteric Work. 

The same theme — Equality — is presented in this 
degree of Chief of the Tabernacle as was presented 
in the preceding degree. But here the subject is 
treated Negatively, while in the former presentation 
is was treated Positively. 

The Chiefs of the Tabernacle were honored because 
of the Merit of Individual Effort. They were re- 
warded for their Work. They gained the favor of 
Intelligence and Love because they had Expressed 
Wisdom and Strength in the discharge of their Per- 
sonal Responsibility. 

Immediately they met with the opposition of the 
proponents of the Divine Rights of Kings, Rights of 
Birth and Rights of Vested Privileges. These Blind 
Forces of Darkness did not have the Intelligence to 
Understand the Clear Distinctions between the 
Rights of Man and the Rights of Property. Because 
their Hearts were subjected to jealousy, covetousness 
and avarice, they could not accept the illustrations 
of Truth which were presented. 

When men are blinded by Passion they rebel 
against Nature, but Nature's Laws are Immutable; 
they cannot be set aside by Man. He who sets him- 
self against the Wisdom, Strength and Harmony of 
Nature, and undertakes to meet the Omniscience, 
Omnipotence and Omnipresence of Deity with his own 
puny Intellect, Hatred and Perverse Conduct must 
abide by the consequences. 

God is not mocked by the Ignorance, the Prejudices 
nor the Perversities of his Creatures. 

—Leslie W. Beebe, 33° 

One Hundred Twelve 



Cftougftt0 on tbt Ctoentp^fourti) Degtee 

It is a far cry from the degree of Intendants of the 
Building to that of Princes of the Tabernacle, if we 
look upon the degrees from the chronological stand- 
point. But if we concentrate our thoughts upon the 
few Principles of Morality, and allow ourselves to 
make comparisons between the Sixth, Seventh and 
Eighth Degrees and the Twenty-second, Twenty-third 
and Twenty-fourth, we shall find an amplification of 
the same Principles, and be Illuminated thereby. 

The necessity for co-operation between Reason and 
Love is presented in the Sixth and the Twenty-second. 
The necessity for the recognition of Justice, Equity 
and Right, in the relations between man and man, 
is presented in the Seventh and the Twenty-third. 
While the necessity for the establishment of Harmony 
as a precedent to all Constructive Endeavor, and the 
Happiness which results from Building upon this 
Firm Foundation, are presented in the Eighth and the 
Twenty-fourth. Careful comparisons will develop 
this. 

Intendants of the Building are advanced to be 
Princes of the Tabernacle, only after they have 
learned the lessons and have made suitable proficiency 
in the degrees which intervene. They Studied, Ap- 
plied and Expressed, sometimes failing and sometimes 
succeeding, losing the Word anon and again finding 
it and using it as a guide in assuming their Personal 
Responsibilities and discharging their Obligations 
through making Individual Effort, and finally have 
earned and received their Wages, as the Just Reward 
for Service towards their fellow men. 

The Wisdom of the Fathers in Masonry, who 
strung these Jewels together on a Golden Thread, first 
a Diamond, then a Ruby, then a Sapphire, furnishing 
feasts Intellectual, Religious and Practical, is a source 
of Inspiration to any Freemason who will use Intelli- 
gence, Courage and Perseverance. 

—John W. Hill, 33° 

One Hundred Thirteen 



Ci)ousf)t0 on tfte Ctoentp*HW) Degree 



7 



The road on the way to Knowledge, Understanding 
and Wisdom is long, the roadbed is Rough and 
Rugged; there are pitfalls of Ignorance, Misapprehen- 
sion and Frivolity to be avoided, as well as pastures 
of Delight and Groves of Refreshment where we may 
be tempted to Indolent Repose for periods longer than 
our needs require; but it is only as we meet the diffi- 
culties and overcome them and continue In the Way I 
intelligently, courageously and persistently, not per- ! 
mitting ourselves to be led into Indolence and Intem- 
perance, that we shall reach the Goal. 

Both Indolence and Intemperance will interfere with 
our progress, as we learn in this degree of Knight 
of the Brazen Serpent. Indolence does not mean 
merely the indisposition to make physical exertion. 
Intemperance does not mean only excessive indul- 
gence in intoxicants. 

In one of the lessons before us, we find an illustra- 
tion of Indolence in the man who became disheart- 
ened and discouraged, because he would not make the 
mental effort to Reason out the Problems of Life, and 
was ready to lie down in discouragement, until 
aroused to a sense of his Personal Responsibility, by 
having his heart quickened by an appeal to the mem- 
ory of those whom he held most dear on earth. When 
every appeal to his Intelligence had failed he re- 
sponded to the appeal of his Emotions. 

In the other lesson, we see Intemperance illustrated 
in the form of Impatience, the willingness to return 
to slavery rather than make the continuous and per- 
sistent Individual Effort that the achievement of Lib- 
erty required. The result of this Impatience was the 
Thought, Feeling and Expression of Rebellion and 
Disloyalty, which, when it had been expressed in 
Conduct, brought about the Destruction of the man 
who violated the Law of Personal Responsibility. 

—Harris W. Huehl, 33° 



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One Hundred Fourteen 



CftougJ)t0 on tbe Ctoentp=$to|) Degree 

From the Intellectual appeals made in the Twenty- 
fifth Degree, we turn to the Contemplative, the Intro- 
spective and the Inspirational appeals of Prince of 
Mercy — 26°; inclined to look Within for that Light 
which shall be our Guide in the Quest for Truth. 

If we reflect carefully upon the lessons of this de- 
gree we shall find, in the study of the History of 
Man's Effort to Apprehend God; that God is Unknow- 
able and can only be partially apprehended by Man 
through the Contemplation of His Wisdom, Power and 
Harmony expressed in the Works of the Creator, Pre- 
server and Transformer, upon the Operation of whose 
Laws the Integrity of the Universe depends. 

As we study the gradual development of the Ideal, 
in the minds of men, as we note the expansion of the 
Consciousness of Man as he evolves, as we see him 
Expressing a higher Conception of Deity with the 
Increase of Intelligence and the Purification of his 
Heart; we are prone to speculate upon the influences 
which have brought about the change. We find them 
to be the apprehension of Liberty, Equality and Fra- 
ternity; brought into the Light, applied to the Life 
and expressed in the Conduct of those who have had 
the blessings of Education, Religion and Brotherly 
Kindness instilled into their minds and hearts. 

From being worshipers of the Elements, Earth, Air 
and Water, and the Sun, Moon and Stars, and the 
Symbols which the Wise, Loving and Courageous have 
set up as Emblems to be studied and not Idols to be 
worshiped, we find men gradually beginning to ap- 
prehend Principles; some of them finally being de- 
veloped to a Knowledge and an Understanding of The 
Christ Principle, as illustrated in the Life and Conduct 
of Jesus of Nazareth — the Son of God. 



—Edgar A. Russell, ST 



One Hundred Fifteen 



i 

I Cftougftts on tfte Ctoentp^etoemi) Degree 

I When the Masonic, or Constructive, Principles of 

! Individual Liberty, Manhood Equality and Fraternity 
are compared with the Destructive Principles of the 
Divine Right of Kings, the Divine Appointment of 
Spiritual Rulers and the Divine Guidance of Physical, 
Mental or Psychical Force as means of keeping these 
Destructive Principles in Control of Man, are studied 
in connection with the presentation of this degree, 
| the lessons taught will be better understood. 

Differences among men are largely the result of a 
misunderstanding of the other man's viewpoint and 
I may be traced, almost invariably, to opinions upon 
non-essentials, frequently upon questions outside the 
realm of the knowable. Aside from differences of 
opinion based upon the foregoing, most of the other 
quarrels of men have an economic foundation. In 
both classes of quarrels there is usually a struggle for 
Power. The presentation in this degree covers the 
whole field. 

Institutions of every kind, whether based upon So- 
cial, Political or Religious foundations ever tend to- 
ward corruption, rapacity and the subjection of the 
Individual; because delegated power soon is trans- 
formed, by personal ambition, into Usurpation of Di- 
vine Power. When designing men gain control of the 
f machinery of Institutions, which they can manipulate 
s for their personal advantage, they are prone to do so, 
I and the adherents of the Institutions are only used 
to furnish the support required by the Institutions. 

The utter neglect of the Rights of Individuals, by 
both parties to this controversy, and the rapidity with 
! which both sides were mollified when each had re- 
s ceived the promises of support which each needed, is 
! worthy of study, in the light of the neglect of the 
I Rights of Individuals from which must come the funds 

and the lives to fulfill the pact. 



-Harris W. Huehl, 33° 






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One Hundred Sixteen 



Cf)ougl)t0 on tjbe Ctoentp*etgi)ti) Degree 

The study of the Nature of Man and speculations 
upon the Character of Deity have been two subjects 
which have engaged the thought of some of the 
Wisest and Best men in every age. The Work of ad- 
vanced thinkers rarely appeals to the people of their 
own time, but their Work is important because it in- 
fluences the progress of the race long after the labor- 
ers are forgotten. 

This fact is one of the inspirations to all construc- 
tive endeavor and the more we study this degree, 
and apply its lessons to ourselves, putting into practice 
whatever we can understand, the more inspiration we 
shall have to do our Work as well as we can without 
thinking of the immediate reward. 

While the study of the ancient philosophies will 
disclose some things that modern scholarship has de- 
termined to be erroneous, it will also be discovered 
that much that the Ancients knew is only just becom- 
ing a matter of common knowledge. Modern Masonry 
has taught for two hundred years, and these same 
Truths have been taught for thousands of years in the 
Ancient Mysteries, many of the facts concerning the 
Nature of Man which modern psychologists are just 
discovering. 

The lessons in this degree of Prince Adept, or 
Knight of the Sun, are numerous and intensely inter- 
esting to the student, but cannot be covered in a short 
treatise of this character. 

One point is dwelt upon insistently; the Law of 
Compensation works in the Realm of Morality with 
the same precision as in the Realm of Physics. Good 
and Evil are always in balance, producing Harmony; 
that Harmony which causes the planets to revolve, and 
keeps Man constantly Evolving in Higher and Higher 
Experiences. 

—Leslie W. Beebe, 33° 



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One Hundred Seventeen 



Ci)ougi)t0 on tfte Ctoentpmintj) Degree 

In the Twenty-Second degree we were taught the 
lesson of the Duty of Recognizing the Principle of 
Equality on the hasis of the Merit of Individual Ef- 
fort. In this degree of Knight of St. Andrew, we are 
taught the Duty of Recognizing this same Principle on 
the basis of Individual Achievement. 

In the lesson of the former degree we were taught 
that the Favor of Nature and the Accident of Birth 
were not to be considered as Merit in the Individual, 
but that this Favor rather increased the Personal Re- 
sponsibility of the Favored Individual; because of 
the Increased Opportunities for rendering Service; 
thus emphasizing Equality of Opportunity, based upon 
the talents of the Individual. 

Now we are given an illustration of the Recognition 
of Equality based upon Individual Accomplishment, 
in contradistinction to Individual Effort. Instead of 
the Merit of Effort we here are invited to a view of 
the Merit of Achievement. The chronology of Thought 
in the Two Degrees is made very plain, and the Com- 
pensation which accompanies the Action as well as 
that which follows the Accomplishment of the Purpose 
is demonstrated clearly. 

The Virtues of Humility, Patience and Self-denial, 
which are the Possessions of those who have Over- 
come the Destructive Propensities of Intolerance, In- 
temperance and Intellectual, Religious and Temporal 
Vanity are shown to be the Marks of the True Knight 
of St. Andrew, the Exponent of the Christ Principle 
in Living the Masonic Life. 

While the Principle of Equality is emphasized and 
stated in the lesson, it should not be overlooked by 
any that the Principle of Fraternity is actually dem- 
onstrated in the Life of the Knight of St. Andrew. 

— James W. Parker, 33° 



One Hundred Eighteen 



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Cftougf)t0 on tfte Cfnrtieti) Degree 

Service to Humanity is the keynote of the lessons 
taught in the Knight Kadosh-30°, and thus is contin- 
ued the instruction on Fraternity begun in the pre- 
ceding degree. Fraternity is the Expression in the 
Life and Conduct of the Individual of the Rights of 
the Individual and the Duty of Recognizing those 
Rights as Inherent in every other Individual. 

In this degree we reach a climax, as we have hith- 
erto done in the Third, Fourteenth, Sixteenth, Eigh- 
teenth, Twenty-First, Twenty-Fourth and Twenty- 
Seventh degrees, which all teach, primarily, the Ex- 
pression of Liberty and Equality, or Fraternity, or, as 
in the Third and Twenty-Seventh degrees, the opposite 
of these, for the purpose of teaching negatively the 
same lessons that are taught positively in the other 
degrees. We thus have illustrations of both success 
and failure, and, in the degrees illustrating failure, we 
have illustrations of the method to correct the defect. 

In this degree Fraternity is taught positively and is 
shown to be Expressed in Service to Man, the only 
Service we are capable of rendering that both Reason 
and Conscience tell us will be acceptable Service to 
God. 

In the Ancient Ceremonies of this degree was a re- 
view of all of the preceding degrees, symbolizing the 
continuity of Masonic Instruction and the necessity of 
keeping constantly in mind the Search for Light, 
Knowledge and Understanding that Wisdom might be 
achieved, that Love, Affection and Will might be de- 
veloped as the basis for Strength, and that both Reason 
and Will might find Expression in Living the Masonic 
Life, that Beauty might be shown in Character. 

If the lessons taught in this degree of Knight Kadosh 
are studied as a review of the lessons in all of the 
preceding degrees, the student of Moral Science will 
discover many new lights in other degrees. 

—Edward L. Johnson, 33° 



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One Hundred Nineteen 



€J)ougi)t0 on tbe CinrtHtm Degree 

The degree of Grand Inspector Inquisitor Comman- 
der should be studied in conjunction with those of 
Provost and Judge, Master ad Vitam and Patriarch, 
Noaehite, not because the lessons are identical but 
because all of these degrees place those in authority 
in the position of men who usurp, to some extent, the 
functions which both Intelligence and Love lead us to 
ascribe to Deity; the Judgment of our Fellow men. 

The man who assumes the Personal Responsibility 
of judging his fellow man needs to study himself that 
he may be sure that he is familiar with the Principles 
of Justice, Equity and Mercy, as a basis of Intellectual 
Fitness; that his Heart is divested of all impurities, as 
a basis of Moral Fitness; and that his own Conduct 
Expresses an Understanding and a Moral Conception 
of the Rights of the Individual and the Duty of giving 
to every Man that Equality of Opportunity with which 
Nature has endowed him. 

The lessons of this degree apply, not only to the 
rendering of Individual Judgments upon the Conduct 
of those with whom we come in contact; but the 
Judgments rendered by Individuals as representatives 
of Society, legally and constitutionally endowed by the 
franchise of their fellows with the Power of Guaran- 
teeing Rights or of Limiting or Depriving others of 
their Rights, of Defending Liberty or of Curtailing Lib- 
erty, of Permitting the Individual to Perform his Duty 
as an Equal or of Depriving the Individual of his right 
to Perform his Duty, of Granting to the Individual 
the Opportunity to repent, confess his faults, and re- 
form his Conduct or of Depriving the Individual of 
his Right so to do, in the name of the Superior Right 
of Society. 

Each Individual, as an Individual, and each Individ- 
ual, as a Representative of Society, must study his Per- 
sonal Responsibility and assume it. 

— H. F. Pennington, Jr. 



One Hundred Twenty 



Cftougj)t0 on tfte Cinrtg^econD Degree 

Fitness to possess the Royal Secret is predicated 
upon proficiency in the preceding degrees. This Secret 
is given symbolically to each Scottish Rite Mason who 
receives the Thirty-Second Degree but like all Sym- 
bolical Gifts it is only a physical counterpart, or 
shadow, of the Spiritual Reality which lies behind it, 
the possession of which only comes to each Individual 
as the result of making the Individual Effort Intelli- 
gently, Lovingly and Persistently until the Royal Secret 
has been Achieved. 

The Way to Achieve is illustrated in the Individual 
Effort of Man to Overcome the Evil Propensities in his 
Nature, to Build his Character upon a Pure Foundation 
and to Express in his Life and Conduct that Under- 
standing and Love which his Individual Effort has 
developed, in Rendering Service to his Fellow Man. 

When this conception of the degree of Sublime 
Prince of the Royal Secret is apprehended, and the 
"Legend of the Builder" is studied in conjunction with 
it, and the Search for the Ineffable Word and its Dis- 
covery is compared, and the Story of the Life and 
Character of Jesus of Nazareth is laid alongside of 
the "Story of Constans," the Reason for the Allegory 
will be better Understood. 

Life is a struggle in the midst of a Hostile Environ- 
ment — the Environment of what we have learned to 
designate as the Evils Within Ourselves, because we 
are yet in Darkness as to the Purposes of the Great 
Architect of the Universe. But we do Know that we 
make progress in Life only as we learn to "look to the 
East for Light, to the West for Strength to subdue the 
Passions which tear down and Destroy, and to the 
South for that Example of Individual Conduct which 
illustrates the Necessity of Regeneration, as a means of 
Advancement after Failure. 

—G. W. McFatrich, 33° 



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Let others speak of battles fought 

On bloody, ghastly fields 

Where honor greets the man who wins, 

And death the man who yields; 

But I will speak of him who fights 

And vanquishes his sins; 

Who struggles on through weary years 

Against himself, and wins. 

He is a hero brave and true 

Who fights an unseen foe; 

And puts, at last, beneath his feet 

His passions, base and low; 

And stands erect in manhood's might 

Undaunted, undismayed; 

The bravest man who e'er drew sword 

In foray or in raid. 

It calls for something more than brawn 

Or muscle to o'ercome 

An enemy who marches not 

With banner, plume or drum; 

An enemy oft lurking nigh 

With silent, stealthy tread; 

Forever near your board by day; 

At night beside your bed. 

All honor then to that brave heart, 

Though rich or poor be he, 

Who struggles with his baser parts; 

Who conquers and is free. 

He may not wear a hero's crown, 

Nor fill a hero's grave; 

But Truth will place his name among 

The bravest of the brave. 

— Author Unknown. 
Any information will be gratefully received. 



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Cijrice potent pasters 

of 
VAN RENSSELAER LODGE OF PERFECTION 

From the union in 1871, with years of service 

♦Gilbert W. Barnard, 33° 1871-2-3 

*Elias P. Hall 1874-5 

♦John O'Neill, 33° 1876-7 

Amos Pettibone, 33° 1878-9 

*George R. McClellan, 33° 1880-1 

♦James B. Bradwell, 33° 1882 

♦George R. McClellan, 33° 1883-4 

♦Leonard C. Biggs 1885 

E. Baymond Bliss, 33° 1886-7 

*James B. McFatrich, 33° 1889-90-1-2 

Hiram L. Wiltse, 33° 1894-5 

♦Charles S. Bankin, 33° 1896-7 

♦Nathan B. Lewis, 33° 1898-9 

♦Frederic M. Bamsay, 33° : 1900-1 

George W. McFatrich, 33° 1902-3 

Harry D. Piatt, 33° 1904-5 

Adna J. Cornell, 33° 1906-7 

John Heist, 33° 1908-9 

Charles D. Warner, 33° 1910-11 

Julius Beynolds Kline, 33° 1912-13 

Fred A. Pennington. 33° 1914-15 

William H. Bied, 33° 1916-17 



♦Deceased. 

§>ot)ereign princes 

of 

CHICAGO COUNCIL OF PRINCES 

OF JERUSALEM 

From the union in 1871, with years of service 

♦James H. Paddock, 33° 1871-2 

♦John O'Neill, 33° 1873-4-5-6 

Alfred Bussell, 33° . 1877-8 

♦Edgar P. Tobey, 33° i .1879-80 

♦Alfred W. Hitchcock 1881 

William E. Poulson, 33° 1882-3 

George M. Moulton, 33° 1884-5 

George W. Warvelle, 33° 1886-7 

John A. May, 33° 1888-9 

Frank M. Luce, 33° 1890-1 

♦William M. Knight, 33° 1892-3 

Chester T. Drake, 33° 1894-5 

Frank C. Boundy, 33° 1896-7 

♦William Johnston, 33° 1898-9-1900 

William A. Boatman, 33° 1901-2 

James W. Parker, 33° 1903-4 

♦Everett L. Haynes, 33° 1905-6 

Henry F. Pennington, Jr., 33° 1907-8 

Edward J. Sherwin, 33° .1909-10 

Urbine J. Herrmann, 33° 1911-12 

John W. Hill, 33° 1913-15 

Joseph A. Painter, 33° ... 1916-17 



'Deceased. 



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S©o0t mi$t pasters 

of 
GOURGAS CHAPTER ROSE CROIX H-R-D-M- 

From the union in 1871, with years of service 

*Hiram F. Holcomb 1871-2 

♦Henry H. Pond, 33° 1873-4-5 

* James E. Church, 33° 1876-7-8-9 

*Edwin W. Chamberlain 1880-1 

* James E. Church, 33 ° 1882 

*Lloyd D. Richardson, 33° 1883-4-5-6-7-8-9 

John A. May, 33° 1890-1-2-3 

♦James B. McFatrich, 33° 1894-5 

•Frederic M. Ramsay, 33° 1896-7 

Robert A. Smith, 33 ° 1898 

John F. Wolff, 33° 1899-1900 

George W. McFatrich, 33° 1901 

Harris W. Huehl, 33° 1902-3 

Smyth Crooks, 33° 1906-7 

Samuel H. Smith, 33° 1908-9 

Edward L. Johnson, 33° 1910-11 

Grant Orr, 32° 1912-13 

Nelson N. Lampert, 33° 1914-15 

Benjamin S. Wilson, 33° 1916-17 



♦Deceased. 

CommanOer0*in*Cirief 

of 
ORIENTAL CONSISTORY, S.'.P.\R.\S.\ 

From the union in 1871, with years of service 

Henry C. Ranney, 33° 1871-2 

♦Theodore T. Gurney, 33° 1873-4-5 

♦Gilbert W. Barnard, 33° 1876-7-8 

♦John O'Neill, 33° 1879-80-1 

♦Henry H. Pond, 33° 1882-3-4 

Alfred Russell, 33° 1885-6-7 

♦George R. McClelland, 33° 1888 

George M. Moulton, 33° 1889-90 

Amos Pettibone, 33° 1891-2-3 

George W. Warvelle, 33° : < 1894-5-6 

Robert M. Johnson, 33° 1897-8-9 

E. Raymond Bliss, 33° 1900-1-2 

♦James B. McFatrich, 33 ° 1903-4-5 

Frank C. Roundy, 33° 1906-7-8 

Chester T. Drake, 33° 1909-10-11 

Hiram L. Wiltse, 33° 1912-13-14 

George W. McFatrich, 33° 1915-16-17 



'Deceased. 



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*" ■""""■ "" ■ " ' ■ I 

Oriental Consistory, S'P. 'R'S'. j 

Ancient Q^eDltal 300t$tanCe Northern ] 
Accepted Sfetftff Masonic 

Scottish ^IttU Jurisdiction j 

Rite <tTHE JUBILEE YEAR" U " S ' A ' ' [ 

Chicago, 111. April, 1917 I 



William E. Buehler.'. Chief of Staff 

Arthur J. Behrendt, 33° Scott C. Petrie, 32* 

Francis G. Caldwell, 32° Buell S. Rogers, 32* 

Samuel S. Graves, 32° F. E. Thornton, 32° 

B. L. Leonard, 32° Carl Wagner, 32° 

William Milroy, 32° Charles B. Walls, 32* 

Douglass A. Payne, 32° Yaughan L. Sheets 

Samuel M. Edison George C. Amerson 

Edwin M. Harrison 

Notice 

During all of the time of the work in the Reunion, 
one or more of the above members of Oriental Con- 
sistory will be on duty, in the office of the Commander- 
in-Chief, for the purpose of rendering assistance to 
any who may need it. 

The Headquarters of the Medical Assistance Staff 
is on the second floor of the building at 923 North 
Dearborn Street, second building south of Preceptory, 
the door to the right just before passing into the 
office of the Secretary. 

These brethren will serve without any charge and 
will welcome the opportunity to do anything in their 
power to afford relief to anyone in physical distress. 

Do not hesitate to call upon 
them if occasion requires. 



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^teitation ana jFratemal a$0i0tance 
Committee 

of 

Oriental Consistory, S.'.P.\R.*.S.\ 

HARRY SMITH, Chairman 
WALTER S. CAD WELL, 1st Vice-Chairman 
CHARLES E. SHEARMAN, 2nd Vice-Chairman 
M. J. WINDER, Secretary 



FIRST DISTRICT 

1st, 2nd, 3rd and 4th Wards 

Harry Smith, Chairman 4703 W. Harrison St., Austin 35941 

SECOND DISTRICT 

5th, 6th, 29th and 30th Wards 

William F. Knoch, Chairman 824 E. 42nd PI., Oakland 1964 

THIRD DISTRICT 

31st and 32nd Wards 

Charles E. Shearman, Chairman. .6340 Normal Blvd., Normal 4115 

FOURTH DISTRICT 

8th and 33rd Wards 

George E. Swartz, Chairman. .9002 Cottage Grove Ave., Burnside 62 

FIFTH DISTRICT 

12th, 13th and 34th Wards 

Harry W. Ordway, Chairman. .3461 W. Jackson Blvd., Garfield 1841 

SIXTH DISTRICT 

9th, 10th, 11th, 14th, 17th, 18th, 19th and 20th Wards 

M. J. Winder, Chairman 3109 Walnut St., Kedzie 231 

SEVENTH DISTRICT 

15th, 16th and 28th Wards 

John Kiefer, Chairman 1506 N. Fairfield Ave., Humb. 1145 

EIGHTH DISTRICT 

21st, 22nd, 23rd and 24th Wards 

Alfred E. Carrier, Chairman. .637 Fullerton Parkway, Lincoln 2004 

NINTH DISTRICT 

25th Ward 

J. C. Matthews, Chairman 934 Wilson Ave., Edgewater 9385 

TENTH DISTRICT 

26th Ward 

E, A. Heyden, Chairman 1911 Newport Ave., Midway 9654 

ELEVENTH DISTRICT 

27th Ward 

John Waage, Chairman 3305 Wright wood Ave., Belmont 7366 

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Visitation ana jFraternal assistance 
Committee 

of 
Oriental Consistory, S.\P.\R.\S.\ 

{Continued from previous page) 

TWELFTH DISTRICT 

Forest Park, Melrose Park, River Forest, Maywood 

Joseph Vranek, Chairman 503 N. 3rd Ave., Maywood 370 

THIRTEENTH DISTRICT 

7th Ward 

Dr. J. F. Rowley, Chairman. .. .5709 Kenmore Ave., Edgwater 4788 

FOURTEENTH DISTRICT 

35th Ward 

J. D. Carrie, Chairman 5704 Washington Blvd., Austin 23978 

FIFTEENTH DISTRICT 

Waukegan, 111. 

Charles R. Lyon Waukegan 711 

SIXTEENTH DISTRICT 

Oak Park, 111. 

Dr. L. W. Beebe 125 S. Oak Park Ave., Oak Park, 111., Oak P. 28 

SEVENTEENTH DISTRICT 
Berwyn, Cicero, Congress Park, Brookfleld, Hinsdale, LaGrange, 

Riverside and Western Springs 
Robert C. Dyrenforth, Chairman Riverside, 111., 1116 

EIGHTEENTH DISTRICT 

Evanston, Wllmette, Kenilworth, Winnetka, Hubbard Woods, 

Glencoe, Braeside, Ravinia, Highland Park, Highwood, Fort 

Sheridan, Lake Forest, Lake Bluff, North Chicago 

Norman J. Ross, Chairman Avenue House, Evanston, 1110 

NINETEENTH DISTRICT 

Elgin, Dundee, Carpentersville, South Elgin, Huntley, Marengo, 

Gilberts, Hampshire, St. Charles, Pingree Grove, 

Bartlett, Geneva, Union 

R. E. Hammond, Chairman Elgin, HI. 

TWENTIETH DISTRICT 

Park Ridge and Des Plaines, 111. 

Geo. T. Stebbings, Chairman Park Ridge, 824 

TWENTY-FIRST DISTRICT 

Elmhurst, Glen Ellyn, Lombard, Wheaton, West Chicago, 

John H. Sheridan, Chairman Box 207, Glen Ellyn, 111. 

LOS ANGELES DISTRICT 

Los Angeles, Calif. 

O. H. Cooley, Chairman 1568 W. 45th St., Los Angeles 

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OK=BOE£££S@m@ ]L IOE3Q 

D D 

"Life's labors done. 
Serenely to their final rest they passed, 
While the soft memories of their Virtues yet linger, 
Like Sunlight hues, when that bright orb has set." 

To those Brave Knights who have Passed On 
To their rewards, for Work completed here, 

Din order that the Greater Work, 
The Perfect Work, 
The Work of their Completion may be done; 
W r e stop awhile, 5 

" And give a thought. 9 



We miss you, Brothers, we who stay; 

Your kindly words, your friendly grips, 

The actions that we loved; 

But we remember, 

While our hearts are wrung with grief, 

The gain to you, 

And rest content. 

Your part may be the better part. 
We do not know, we only can have Faith; 
That Greater Knowledge now is yours, 
And Greater Love. 
Q Wisdom and Strength and Beauty may combine Q 

DW 7 ithin your Soul; M 

This is our Trust. 

O And when our time to leave this sphere O 

Shall have arrived, be that day soon or late, 
We Hope to meet you over there, 
If God so Will, 

And Our Own Efforts give to us the W r ord, 
The Royal Secret, 
For the Pass. 

O —Edgar Alexander Bassell.' .32° O 

H Chicago, III., April 5th, 1917. H 

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